Where does “stilstaan” come from?

stilstaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch staan, from Middle Dutch stâen, from Old Dutch stān, from Proto-West Germanic stān, from Proto-Germanic stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stilstaan (Dutch): to stand still, to not move; to stagnate; to...

Definitions

  1. to stand still, to not move; to stagnate; to...

Ancestry of “stilstaan”, step by step

stilstaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch staan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstaanto stand, to be upright; to be, to be placed or...
2Middle Dutchstâento stand
3Old DutchstānTo stand
4Proto-West Germanicstānto stand
5Proto-Germanicstānąto stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Dutch stil

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 *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stān →