Where does “stil” come from?

stil (Lower Sorbian) 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.

stil (Lower Sorbian): style

Definitions

  1. style

Ancestry of “stil”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Latin stilus →Every word from Latin stylus →