Where does “stiælæ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stiælæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestelato steal; to rob
2Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
3Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak

Words derived from “stiælæ”

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