Where does “afstijgen” come from?

afstijgen (Dutch) comes from Dutch stijgen, from Middle Dutch stigen, from Old Dutch stīgan, from Proto-West Germanic stīgan, from Proto-Germanic stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

afstijgen (Dutch): to get down (especially from horses)

Definitions

  1. to get down (especially from horses)

Ancestry of “afstijgen”, step by step

afstijgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stijgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstijgento climb, to go up, to rise; to ascend
2Middle Dutchstigento ascend, to climb
3Old Dutchstīganto climb, to ascend
4Proto-West Germanicstīganto climb, to ascend
5Proto-Germanicstīganąto go up; climb, ascend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstéygʰetito be walking; to be climbing
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīganą →