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

Definitions

  1. a female thief

Ancestry of “ŝtelistino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoŝtelistoone who steals, a thief
2Esperantoŝtelito steal
3Germanstehlento steal; to skulk, to move secretly
4Middle High Germanstëlnto steal
5Old High Germanstelan—
6Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
7Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tsel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stelaną →Every word from Old High German stelan →