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

  1. to steal; consume, take; to achieve or gain...

Ancestry of “stjele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstjæleto steal
2Old Danishstiælæ—
3Old Norsestelato steal; to rob
4Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
5Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak

Words derived from “stjele”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tsel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stelaną →Every word from Old Norse stela →