Where does “stille” come from?

stille (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon stilli, from Proto-West Germanic stillī, from Proto-Indo-European (s)telH- — to be silent, be still.

Ancestry of “stille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonstilli—
2Proto-West Germanicstillīstill; quiet
3Proto-Indo-European(s)telH-to be silent, be still

Words derived from “stille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)telH- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stillī →Every word from Old Saxon stilli →