Where does “ŝtelistino” come from?
ŝtelistino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝtelisto, from Esperanto ŝteli, from German stehlen, from Middle High German stëln, from Old High German stelan, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.
ŝtelistino (Esperanto): a female thief
Ancestry of “ŝtelistino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | ŝtelisto | one who steals, a thief |
| 2 | Esperanto | ŝteli | to steal |
| 3 | German | stehlen | to steal; to skulk, to move secretly |
| 4 | Middle High German | stëln | — |
| 5 | Old High German | stelan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stelaną | to steal; to sneak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tsel- | to sneak |