means Calm and motionless, without sound or movement — or, as an adverb, indicating that a situation continues unchanged up to now.

from From Old English 'stille,' meaning fixed, motionless, or quiet, with cousins across the Germanic languages — Dutch 'stil' and German 'still' carry the same hush. It traces back to a Proto-Germanic root tied to the idea of standing fast, related to the same family that gave us 'stall' and 'stand.' The 'still continuing' sense grew naturally from this: something that holds its position holds it 'still,' and from there came 'unchanged over time.' The 'still' for distilling spirits is a different creature entirely, clipped from 'distill.'