Etymology

stillwater

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Today it means: A community in the city of Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine. Full definition →

English water ← Middle English water ← Old English wæter
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  1. Old Englishstillan
  2. Englishstill
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  5. Proto-Germanic*watōr
  6. Proto-West Germanic*watar
  7. Old Englishwæter
  8. Middle Englishwater
  9. Englishwater
  10. English todayStillwater

From still + water.

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