The story
- Middle English · inherited fromstelere
- English todaystealer
From Middle English stelere, equivalent to steal + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Steler (“thief”), West Frisian steller, stelder (“stealer”), Dutch steler (“stealer, thief”), Danish stjæler (“stealer”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.