Where does “stöld” come from?

stöld (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish styld, from Old Norse stuldr, from Proto-Germanic stuldiz, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.

stöld (Swedish): theft

Definitions

  1. theft

Ancestry of “stöld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishstyldtheft
2Old Norsestuldrtheft
3Proto-Germanicstuldizstealing, theft; stealth, going stealthily
4Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
5Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak

Words derived from “stöld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tsel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stelaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuldiz →
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