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Where does “stealcian” come from?

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

stealcian (Old English): to stalk

Definitions

  1. to stalk

Ancestry of “stealcian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stealcian”

  • stalking
  • deerstalking
  • antistalking
  • stalkingly
  • gangstalking
  • stalken
  • stealcung
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