Etymology

lifesteal

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Today it means: A video game mechanic where players can increase their own health by harming other entities. Full definition →

English steal ← Middle English stelen ← Old English stelan
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  2. Proto-Germanic*lībaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*lībą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*līb
  5. Old Englishlīf
  6. Middle Englishlyf
  7. Englishlife
  8. Proto-Germanic*stelaną
  9. Proto-West Germanic*stelan
  10. Old Englishstelan
  11. Middle Englishstelen
  12. Englishsteal
  13. English todaylifesteal

From life + steal.

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