Where does “Steig” come from?

Steig (German) comes from Middle High German stīc, from Old High German stīg, from Proto-Germanic stīgaz — path.

Steig (German): climb; pass; footway, footpath

Definitions

  1. climb; pass; footway, footpath

Ancestry of “Steig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstīc—
2Old High Germanstīg—
3Proto-Germanicstīgazpath
Every word from Proto-Germanic stīgaz →Every word from Old High German stīg →Every word from Middle High German stīc →