Where does “stelsýki” come from?

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

stelsýki (Icelandic): kleptomania

Definitions

  1. kleptomania

Ancestry of “stelsýki”, step by step

stelsýki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic stela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstelato steal
2Old Norsestelato steal; to rob
3Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
4Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak

via Icelandic sýki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsýkiillness, disease; sickness
2Proto-Germanic*siukį̄sickness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tsel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stelaną →Every word from Old Norse stela →