Where does “stirlessness” come from?
stirlessness (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.
stirlessness (English): Lack of motion; stillness
Definitions
- Lack of motion; stillness
Ancestry of “stirlessness”, step by step
stirlessness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |