Where does “doorstijgen” come from?

doorstijgen (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.

doorstijgen (Dutch): to keep growing

Definitions

  1. to keep growing

Ancestry of “doorstijgen”, step by step

doorstijgen 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 door

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoorthrough; across, around; because of, due to
2Middle Dutchdōrethrough
3Old Dutchthurothrough
4Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīganą →