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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | stela | to steal; to rob |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stelaną | to steal; to sneak |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tsel- | to sneak |
Words derived from “stiælæ”