bestelan

Old English

verb

Definitions

to steal away or upon
to go stealthily, secretly

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *bistelaną prefix from Old English stelan.

Origin

Old English

stelan

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

besteal English
*bistelaną Proto-Germanic
*stelaną Proto-Germanic
forstelan Old English
stelan Old English
bestelen Middle English
stelen Middle English