Etymology

stillth

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Today it means: The state, quality, or condition of being still; stillness; tranquility; peace. Full definition →

Middle English stilthe ← Old English *stilþ ← Proto-Germanic *stilliþō
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*stilliþō“stillness, quietness”
  2. Old English · inherited from*stilþ
  3. Middle English · inherited fromstilthe
  4. English todaystillth

From Middle English stilthe, from Old English *stilþ, *stillþ, *stillþu (“stillness”), from Proto-Germanic *stilliþō (“stillness, quietness”), equivalent to still + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with West Frisian stilte (“silence, stillness, quietness”), Dutch stilte (“silence, stillness, quietness”), Low German stilte (“quietness”), Old High German stillida (“quietness”).

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