Where does “bestehlen” come from?

bestehlen (German) comes from German stehlen, from Middle High German stëln, from Old High German stelan, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.

bestehlen (German): to steal from, to rob

Definitions

  1. to steal from, to rob

Ancestry of “bestehlen”, step by step

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