Where does “steigen” come from?

steigen (German) comes from Middle High German stîgen, from Old High German stīgan, from Proto-West Germanic stīgan, from Proto-Germanic stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

steigen (German): to ascend, to climb, to rise; to rise; to enter,...

Definitions

  1. to ascend, to climb, to rise; to rise; to enter,...

Ancestry of “steigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstîgen—
2Old High Germanstīganto climb up, ascend
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 “steigen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīganą →