still

still · adjective, adverb, noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)telH-“to be silent; to be still”
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*stillī
3. Old English · inherited fromstille“still, quiet”
4. Middle English · inherited fromstille“motionless, stationary”
5. English todaystill

From Middle English stille (“motionless, stationary”), from Old English stille (“still, quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *stillī, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)telH- (“to be silent; to be still”). Cognate with Scots stil (“still”), Saterland Frisian stil (“motionless, calm, quiet”), West Frisian stil (“quiet, still”), Dutch stil (“quiet, silent, still”), Low German still (“quiet, silent, still”), German still (“still, quiet, tranquil, silent”), Swedish stilla (“quiet, silent, peaceful”), Icelandic stilltur (“set, quiet, calm, still”). Related to stall. (noun: Falkland Islander): Military slang, short for still a Benny, since the military had been instructed not to refer to the islanders by the derogatory term Benny (which see).

still · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromstilla
2. English todaystill

Via Middle English stillen, clip of distillen; Old French distiller; Latin distillare, from dis- + stillare, from Latin stilla.

still · verb³

1. Old English · inherited fromstillan
2. Old English · inherited fromstillan
3. English todaystill

Inherited from Old English stillan.

still · verb⁴

1. Latin · derived fromstillare
2. English todaystill

Aphetic form of distil, or from Latin stillare.

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