stehlen
Low German
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to steal
- (reflexive) to skulk, to move secretly
Etymology
Inherited from Old Saxon stelan inherited from Proto-Germanic *stelaną (steal).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*stelaną
Gloss
steal
Concept
Semantic Field
Law
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- besteal English
- 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
- davonstehlen German
- stehlen German
- wegstehlen German
- *ster- Proto-Indo-European
- *stelaną Proto-Germanic
- *stulanaz Proto-Germanic
- stelan Old English
- stelen Middle English
- stela Old Norse
- stelan Old High German
- 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *stelan Old Dutch
- stelan Old Saxon
- stela Old Frisian
- stilim Tok Pisin
- stiælæ Old Danish