stale
Middle English
noun
Definitions
- theft; the act of stealing
- stealth used in the phrase bi stale
Etymology
Inherited from Old English stalu (theft, wooden upright, stealth) derived from Proto-Germanic *stal- (place, set).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*stal-
Gloss
place, set
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonstale English
- rakestale English
- stale English
- stalely English
- stalemate English
- staleness English
- unstale English
- unstaling English
- *kagʷh- Proto-Indo-European
- *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *stelə- Proto-Indo-European
- *stal- Proto-Germanic
- *stalō Proto-Germanic
- *stalǭ Proto-Germanic
- *standaną Proto-Germanic
- *stāną Proto-Germanic
- stalu Old English
- stalke Middle English
- standa Old Norse
- stá Old Norse
- stān Old High German
- stēn Old High German
- *stān gmw-pro
- stan Old Dutch
- stān Old Dutch
- stān Middle Low German
- stan Old Saxon
- stān Old Saxon
- stān Old Frisian