Where does “Steiger” come from?

Steiger (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German steir, from Old Saxon steigar, from Proto-West Germanic *staigri, from Proto-Germanic staigriz, from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ- — to go.

Steiger (German Low German): a framework; scaffold; trestle; scaffolding

Definitions

  1. a framework; scaffold; trestle; scaffolding

Ancestry of “Steiger”, step by step

Steiger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German steir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansteirscaffolding
2Old Saxonsteigar—
3Proto-West Germanic*staigri—
4Proto-Germanicstaigrizscaffold, platform; stairs
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteyǵʰ-to go

via Middle Low German steiger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansteiger—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staigriz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *staigri →