Where does “stil” come from?

stil (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch stille, from Old Dutch stilli, from Proto-West Germanic stillī, from Proto-Indo-European (s)telH- — to be silent, be still.

stil (Dutch): still, not moving; quiet, silent

Definitions

  1. still, not moving; quiet, silent

Ancestry of “stil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstille—
2Old Dutchstillistill, quiet
3Proto-West Germanicstillīstill; quiet
4Proto-Indo-European(s)telH-to be silent, be still

Words derived from “stil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)telH- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stillī →Every word from Old Dutch stilli →