stale.
constantly, continually
Meaning & usage
constantly, continually
permanently, for good
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *stajḗˀtei Proto-Slavic *stojàti Old Polish stać Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Slavic *-lъ Old Polish -ły Old Polish stały Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Balto-Slavic *-is Proto-Slavic *-ь Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-jas Proto-Slavic *-jь Proto-Slavic *-ьje Old Polish -e Old Polish stale Polish stale Inherited from Old Polish stale. Compare Kashubian stale.
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