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