Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stelan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

  • From Proto-Germanic *stelaną.

    Verb

    *stelan

    1. to steal

    Inflection

    Strong class 4
    Infinitive *stelan
    1st sg. past *stal
    3rd pl. past *stālun
    Past ptcple *stolan
    Infinitive *stelan
    Genitive infin. *stelannjas
    Dative infin. *stelannjē
    Instrum. infin. *stelannju
    Indicative Present Past
    1st singular *stelu *stal
    2nd singular *stiliʀi *stālī
    3rd singular *stilidi *stal
    1st plural *stelum *stālum
    2nd plural *stilid *stālud
    3rd plural *steland *stālun
    Subjunctive Present Past
    1st singular *stelē *stālī
    2nd singular *stelēs *stālī
    3rd singular *stelē *stālī
    1st plural *stelēm *stālīm
    2nd plural *stelēþ *stālīd
    3rd plural *stelēn *stālīn
    Imperative Present
    Singular *stil
    Plural *stilid
    Present Past
    Participle *stelandī *stolan

    Descendants

    • Old English: stelan
      • Middle English: stelen
    • Old Frisian: stela
    • Old Saxon: stelan
    • Old Dutch: *stelan
    • Old High German: stelan