Where does “Stälsucht” come from?

Stälsucht (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Dutch socht, from Middle Low German sucht, from Old Saxon suht, from Old Dutch suhti, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Stälsucht (Plautdietsch): kleptomania

Definitions

  1. kleptomania

Ancestry of “Stälsucht”, step by step

Stälsucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch socht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsocht—
2Middle Low Germansuchta sigh
3Old Saxonsuhtsickness
4Old Dutchsuhti—
5Proto-Germanicsuhtizsickness
6Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Plautdietsch stälen

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 -tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic suhtiz →