Where does “wegstehlen” come from?

wegstehlen (German) comes from German weg, from German enwec, from Old High German weg, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

wegstehlen (German): to slip away

Definitions

  1. to slip away

Ancestry of “wegstehlen”, step by step

wegstehlen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German weg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwegaway; gone, not there; minus
2Germanenwec—
3Old High Germanwegway
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

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 weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →