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Where does “stillī” come from?

stillī (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)telH- — to be silent, be still.

stillī (Proto-West Germanic): still; quiet

Definitions

  1. still; quiet

Ancestry of “stillī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)telH-to be silent, be still

Words derived from “stillī”

  • still
  • style
  • lifestyle
  • stillness
  • stylistic
  • standstill
  • stylish
  • stile
  • styling
  • hairstyle
  • stylesheet
  • stylist
  • stillborn
  • stylistically
  • freestyle
  • styloid
  • stillbirth
  • turnstile
  • stylization
  • stylishly
  • stilly
  • stiller
  • hairstylist
  • stylishness
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