Where does “stelo” come from?

stelo (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.

stelo (Esperanto): a star; a unit of Esperanto international...

Definitions

  1. a star; a unit of Esperanto international...

Ancestry of “stelo”, step by step

stelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto ŝteli

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

via Latin stēlla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstēllaa star; a constellation
2Proto-Italicstērolāstar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “stelo”

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