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Where does “stalkōną” come from?

stalkōną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.

stalkōną (Proto-Germanic): to stalk; to move stealthily

Definitions

  1. to stalk; to move stealthily

Ancestry of “stalkōną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
2Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak

Words derived from “stalkōną”

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