Where does “steiger” come from?

steiger (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch steiger, from Old Dutch steiger, from Proto-Germanic staigriz, from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ- — to go.

steiger (Dutch): a jetty; a small, often wooden landing for boats...

Definitions

  1. a jetty; a small, often wooden landing for boats...

Ancestry of “steiger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsteiger
2Old Dutchsteiger
3Proto-Germanicstaigrizscaffold, platform; stairs
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteyǵʰ-to go

Words derived from “steiger

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic staigrizEvery word from Old Dutch steiger