Stolen
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Old English stelan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stelen and German stehlen .
wiktionary
From Middle English stolen, istolen, from Old English stolen, ġestolen, from Proto-Germanic *stulanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *stelaną(“to steal”), equivalent to stole + -en. Cognate with Scots stellin, stollin(“stolen”), Saterland Frisian stäälen(“stolen”), West Frisian stellen(“stolen”), Dutch gestolen(“stolen”), German Low German stohlen(“stolen”), German gestohlen(“stolen”), Swedish stulen(“stolen”).
etymonline
stolen (adj.)
c. 1300, past-participle adjective from steal (v.).
Stolen waters are sweet; and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. [Proverbs ix.17, KJV]
