Where does “diefstal” come from?

diefstal (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle High German diepstale, from Middle High German stale, from Dalmatian stala, from Esperanto ŝtalo, from German Stahl, from Middle High German stahel, from Old High German stahal, from Proto-Germanic stahliją — to stand.

Ancestry of “diefstal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandiepstale—
2Middle High Germanstaletheft
3Dalmatianstalastar
4Esperantoŝtalosteel
5GermanStahlsteel
6Middle High Germanstahelsteel
7Old High Germanstahal—
8Proto-Germanicstahlijąsomething made of steel
9Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
10Proto-Germanicstah-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
12Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
13Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “diefstal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →