Where does “stilprägend” come from?

stilprägend (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.

stilprägend (German): style-defining

Definitions

  1. style-defining

Ancestry of “stilprägend”, step by step

stilprägend traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German stil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstilstyle
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

via German [[prägen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German[[prägen

via German prägend]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanprägend]]
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg-Every word from Latin stilusEvery word from Latin stylus