besteal
English
verb
Definitions
- (obsolete) To steal, move stealthily.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bestelen inherited from Old English bestelan inherited from Proto-Germanic *bistelaną affix from English steal (sneak).
Origin
English
steal
Gloss
sneak
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- forsteal English
- instealing English
- shop steal English
- steal English
- stealable English
- stealer English
- stealest English
- stealeth English
- stealth English
- unsteal English
- upsteal English
- bestehlen German
- stehlen German
- bestelen Dutch, Flemish
- stelen Dutch, Flemish
- *bistelaną Proto-Germanic
- bestelan Old English
- stelan Old English
- bestelen Middle English
- stelen Middle English
- bestelen Middle Dutch
- bestielen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- stielen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- stilim Tok Pisin