Where does “stjålen” come from?
stjålen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stjele, from Danish stjæle, from Old Danish stiælæ, from Old Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.
stjålen (Norwegian Bokmål): stolen
Ancestry of “stjålen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | stjele | to steal; consume, take; to achieve or gain... |
| 2 | Danish | stjæle | to steal |
| 3 | Old Danish | stiælæ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | stela | to steal; to rob |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stelaną | to steal; to sneak |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tsel- | to sneak |