Where does “stilaan” come from?

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

stilaan (Dutch): slowly, gradually

Definitions

  1. slowly, gradually

Ancestry of “stilaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstilstill, not moving; quiet, silent
2Middle Dutchstille—
3Old Dutchstillistill, quiet
4Proto-West Germanicstillīstill; quiet
5Proto-Indo-European(s)telH-to be silent, be still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)telH- →