Proto-Indo-European

*(s)teh₂-

‘to steal’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *(s)teh₂-.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teh₂-, most familiar first.

• stative ← stativus ← īvus ← stō ← *(s)tāō
• thewless ← þēawlēas ← þēaw ← *þawwaz

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)teh₂-