Where does “stëln” come from?

stëln (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stelan, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.

stëln (Middle High German): to steal

Definitions

  1. to steal

Ancestry of “stëln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstelan—
2Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
3Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak

Words derived from “stëln”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tsel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stelaną →Every word from Old High German stelan →