Where does “Stillstand” come from?
Stillstand (German) comes from German still, from Middle High German stille, from Old High German stillī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Stillstand (German): standstill
Definitions
- standstill
Ancestry of “Stillstand”, step by step
Stillstand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German still
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | still | quiet, silent; quietly, silently |
| 2 | Middle High German | stille | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stillī | stillness |
| 4 | Old High German | -ī | -ness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via German stand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stand | first/third-person singular preterite of stehen |