Where does “davonstehlen” come from?

davonstehlen (German) comes from German davon, from German dā, from Middle High German dā, from Old High German dār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

davonstehlen (German): to slip away, to skulk off

Definitions

  1. to slip away, to skulk off

Ancestry of “davonstehlen”, step by step

davonstehlen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German davon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandavonfrom it, from that, therefrom, off it, off that
2Germandāthere
3Middle High Germandā—
4Old High Germandārthere
5Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
6Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
7Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via German stehlen

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 só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →
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