Where does “ŝtelisto” come from?

ŝtelisto (Esperanto) comes 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.

ŝtelisto (Esperanto): one who steals, a thief

Definitions

  1. one who steals, a thief

Ancestry of “ŝtelisto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoŝtelito steal
2Germanstehlento steal; to skulk, to move secretly
3Middle High Germanstëlnto steal
4Old High Germanstelan—
5Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
6Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak

Words derived from “ŝtelisto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tsel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stelaną →Every word from Old High German stelan →