forsteal
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To steal away, rob, deprive.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English forstelen inherited from Old English forstelan (steal, rob, deprive, steal away) inherited from Proto-Germanic *farstelaną prefix from English steal (sneak).
Origin
English
steal
Gloss
sneak
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- besteal English
- instealing English
- shop steal English
- steal English
- stealable English
- stealer English
- stealest English
- stealeth English
- stealth English
- unsteal English
- upsteal English
- *farstelaną Proto-Germanic
- forstelan Old English
- stelan Old English
- forstelen Middle English
- stelen Middle English
- stilim Tok Pisin