Where does “unstealable” come from?
unstealable (English) comes from English stealable, from English steal, from Middle English stele, from Old English stela, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.
unstealable (English): That is not capable of being stolen
Definitions
- That is not capable of being stolen
Ancestry of “unstealable”, step by step
unstealable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stealable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stealable | Able to be stolen |
| 2 | English | steal | To take illegally, or without the owner's... |
| 3 | Middle English | stele | steel |
| 4 | Old English | stela | stalk (of a plant) |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stelaną | to steal; to sneak |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tsel- | to sneak |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |