Where does “stiel” come from?

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

stiel (Middle English): Alternative form of stile

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of stile

Ancestry of “stiel”, step by step

stiel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French estile

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

via Old French style

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchstyle—

via Old French stile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchstile—

Words derived from “stiel”

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