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Where does “stijgen” come from?

stijgen (Dutch) comes 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.

stijgen (Dutch): to climb, to go up, to rise; to ascend

Definitions

  1. to climb, to go up, to rise; to ascend

Ancestry of “stijgen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stijgen”

  • stijgbeugel
  • overstijgen
  • stijging
  • bestijgen
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