Where does “stjala” come from?

stjala (Faroese) comes from Old Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.

stjala (Faroese): to steal

Definitions

  1. to steal

Ancestry of “stjala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestelato steal; to rob
2Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
3Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tsel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stelaną →Every word from Old Norse stela →