Where does “stille” come from?
stille (Middle English) comes from Old English stille, from Proto-West Germanic stillī, from Proto-Indo-European (s)telH- — to be silent, be still.
stille (Middle English): motionless, stationary
Ancestry of “stille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | stille | still; quiet; calm |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | stillī | still; quiet |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)telH- | to be silent, be still |
Words derived from “stille”