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Where does “Stilbruch” come from?

Stilbruch (German) comes from German stil, 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.

Stilbruch (German): combination of styles clashing with each other

Definitions

  1. combination of styles clashing with each other

Ancestry of “Stilbruch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstil—
2Frenchstylestyle; fashion, trend, style; flair
3Middle Frenchstilestyle
4Old Frenchestilestyle; manner; fashion
5LatinstylusAlternative form of stilus
6LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
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