Where does “stirlessly” come from?
stirlessly (English) comes from English stirless, 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 — to stand.
stirlessly (English): In a stirless manner
Definitions
- In a stirless manner
Ancestry of “stirlessly”, step by step
stirlessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stirless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stirless | Motionless, still |
| 2 | English | stir | To incite to action; To disturb the relative... |
| 3 | Romani | stariben | prison |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आतिष्ठति | stand or remain by |
| 5 | Sanskrit | तिष्ठति | to stand, stand firmly, station oneself, stand... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)tíṣṭaHti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stíštaHti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |