Where does “stil” come from?

stil (Old High German) comes from Latin stilus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Ancestry of “stil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “stil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Latin stilus →