Where does “штил” come from?
штил (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Stiel, from Middle High German stil, from Old High German stil, from Latin stilus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.
Ancestry of “штил”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Stiel | stalk; a long, fairly thin protrusion, e.g. the... |
| 2 | Middle High German | stil | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stil | — |
| 4 | Latin | stilus | A pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |