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stehlen.

to steal

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃteːlən/[ʃteːln̩]Germany/ˈʃteːlɛn/[ʃteːln̩]Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland

  1. to steal

    ambitransitive · class-4 · ditransitive · strong
    Er hat mir ein Buch gestohlen.

  2. to skulk, to move secretly

    class-4 · reflexive · strong
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *stelaną Proto-West Germanic *stelan Old High German stëlan Middle High German stëln German stehlen Inherited from Middle High German stëln, from Old High German stëlan, from Proto-West Germanic *stelan, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną.

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