Where does “stjäla” come from?

stjäla (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish stiæla, from Old Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.

stjäla (Swedish): to steal

Definitions

  1. to steal

Ancestry of “stjäla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishstiælato steal
2Old Norsestelato steal; to rob
3Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
4Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tsel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stelaną →Every word from Old Norse stela →