Where does “Stil” come from?

Stil (German) comes from French style, from Middle French stile, from Old French estile, from Latin stylus, from Latin stilus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Stil (German): style

Definitions

  1. style

Ancestry of “Stil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstylestyle; fashion, trend, style; flair
2Middle Frenchstilestyle
3Old Frenchestilestyle; manner; fashion
4LatinstylusAlternative form of stilus
5LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
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