Where does “stayre” come from?

stayre (English) comes from English stair, from Middle English steire, from Old English stǣġer, from Proto-Germanic staigriz, from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ- — to go.

stayre (English): Obsolete form of stair

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of stair

Ancestry of “stayre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstairA single step in a staircase; A series of steps;...
2Middle Englishsteirestaircase, stairs; stair, step; ladder
3Old Englishstǣġerstair, staircase
4Proto-Germanicstaigrizscaffold, platform; stairs
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteyǵʰ-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staigriz →Every word from Old English stǣġer →
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