Where does “stilt” come from?
stilt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk still, from Norwegian Nynorsk stille, from Norwegian Bokmål stille, from Old Norse stilla, from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon stillian, from Proto-West Germanic stillijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan — he, she.
stilt (Norwegian Nynorsk): past participle of stilla; neuter singular of...
Definitions
- past participle of stilla; neuter singular of...
Ancestry of “stilt”, step by step
stilt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk still
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | still | imperative of stilla; Alternative form of stille;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | stille | quiet; still; quiet, silent |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | stille | silent; still; quiet |
| 4 | Old Norse | stilla | to calm |
| 5 | Middle Low German | stillen | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | stillian | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | stillijan | to make still, quiet |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Nynorsk stilla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | stilla | definite singular of stille; to place, put,... |