Where does “Stälarie” come from?

Stälarie (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch stälen, from Middle Dutch stēlen, from Old Dutch stelan, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.

Stälarie (Plautdietsch): robbery

Definitions

  1. robbery

Ancestry of “Stälarie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschstälento steal
2Middle Dutchstēlento steal
3Old Dutchstelanto steal
4Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
5Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tsel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stelaną →Every word from Old Dutch stelan →
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