Where does “aanlegsteiger” come from?
aanlegsteiger (Dutch) comes from Dutch steiger, from Middle Dutch steiger, from Old Dutch steiger, from Proto-Germanic staigriz, from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ-.
aanlegsteiger (Dutch): jetty
Ancestry of “aanlegsteiger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | steiger | a jetty; a small, often wooden landing for boats... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | steiger | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | steiger | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | staigriz | scaffold, platform; stairs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steyǵʰ- | — |