Where does “stilli” come from?
stilli (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic stillī, from Proto-Indo-European (s)telH- — to be silent, be still.
Ancestry of “stilli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | stillī | still; quiet |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)telH- | to be silent, be still |