Etymology

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Today it means: In a static manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English static
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  4. Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
  5. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  6. Latinstaticus
  7. Englishstatic
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  11. Proto-Germanic*līką
  12. English todaystatically

From static + -ally.

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