Where does “stolen” come from?

Stolen comes from Middle English stolen, from Old English ġestolen, from Proto-Germanic stulanaz and stelaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tsel-.

stolen (English): past participle of steal; That has been stolen

Definitions

  1. past participle of steal; That has been stolen

Ancestry of “stolen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstolen—
2Old Englishstolen—
3Proto-Germanicstulanaz—
4Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
5Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak

Words derived from “stolen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tsel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stelaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic stulanaz →
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