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Where does “stirless” come from?

stirless (English) comes from English stir, from Romani stariben, from Sanskrit आतिष्ठति, from Sanskrit तिष्ठति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan (s)tíṣṭaHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stíštaHti, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stirless (English): Motionless, still

Definitions

  1. Motionless, still

Ancestry of “stirless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstirTo incite to action; To disturb the relative...
2Romanistaribenprison
3Sanskritआतिष्ठतिstand or remain by
4Sanskritतिष्ठतिto stand, stand firmly, station oneself, stand...
5Proto-Indo-Aryan(s)tíṣṭaHti—
6Proto-Indo-IranianstíštaHti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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