Etymograph

English

stillth

Stillth comes from Proto-Germanic *stilliþō ‘stillness, quietness’.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stilliþō1‘stillness, quietness’reconstructed
  2. Old Englishc. 450–1150*stilþ1reconstructed
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500stilthe1
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1921stillth1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English stillth
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1921, Gilbert Frankau: “And suddenly the magic of this place — the…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stilliþōWiktionary, English stillth‘stillness, quietness’reconstructed
  2. Old Englishc. 450–1150*stilþWiktionary, English stillthreconstructed
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500stiltheWiktionary, English stillth
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1921stillthWiktionary, English stillth. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1921, Gilbert Frankau: “And suddenly the magic of this place — the…”

Formed from still + -th

Proto-Indo-European *(s)telH- ‘to be silent’

Proto-West Germanic *stillī

Old English stille ‘still’

Middle English stille ‘motionless’

English still

Every English word from Proto-Germanic *stilliþō

Today it means

noun The state, quality, or condition of being still; stillness; tranquility; peace.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “stillth”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *stilliþō / stillth

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