Where does “stuldur” come from?

stuldur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stuldr, from Proto-Germanic stuldiz, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.

stuldur (Icelandic): theft, larceny

Definitions

  1. theft, larceny

Ancestry of “stuldur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestuldrtheft
2Proto-Germanicstuldizstealing, theft; stealth, going stealthily
3Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
4Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tsel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stelaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuldiz →