Where does “stealc” come from?

stealc (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic stalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tAlg- / -e- — to jut out, protrude.

stealc (Old English): lofty; steep, precipitous

Definitions

  1. lofty; steep, precipitous

Ancestry of “stealc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstalkazhigh, lofty, steep, stiff
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tAlg- / -e-to jut out, protrude

Words derived from “stealc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tAlg- / -e- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stalkaz →