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