stealth
English
/stɛlθ/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.
- (archaic) An act of secrecy, especially one involving thievery.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English stelthe inherited from Old English stǣlþ inherited from Proto-Germanic *stēliþō suf 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
- forsteal English
- instealing English
- nonstealth English
- shop steal English
- steal English
- stealable English
- stealer English
- stealest English
- stealeth English
- stealthen English
- stealthful English
- stealthfully English
- stealthfulness English
- stealthily English
- stealthiness English
- stealthlike English
- stealthy English
- unsteal English
- unstealthy English
- upsteal English
- Diebstahl German
- Einbruchdiebstahl German
- *stal- Proto-Germanic
- *stalō Proto-Germanic
- *stalǭ Proto-Germanic
- *stēliþō Proto-Germanic
- *stēlō Proto-Germanic
- ステルス Japanese
- ステルス爆撃機 Japanese
- stalu Old English
- stǣlþ Old English
- stale Middle English
- stalke Middle English
- stelen Middle English
- stelthe Middle English
- stāla Old High German
- diepstale Middle High German
- stilim Tok Pisin