English

Stillwell

From still + well.

A compound of still + well

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

Proto-West Germanic *stillī

Old English stille ‘still’

Middle English stille ‘motionless’

English still

Proto-Germanic *wela

Old English wel ‘well’

Middle English wel ‘well’

English well

Today it means

name A surname from placenames.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Stillwell