Where does “stela” come from?

stela (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.

stela (Norwegian Nynorsk): to steal; to consume, take; to achieve or gain...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “stela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestelato steal; to rob
2Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
3Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tsel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stelaną →Every word from Old Norse stela →