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Where does “stig” come from?

stig (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stig — step, pace; step; degree, rank.

stig (Icelandic): level; degree; stage

Definitions

  1. level; degree; stage

Ancestry of “stig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestigstep, pace; step; degree, rank

Words derived from “stig”

  • stigbreyta
  • öryggisstig
  • frumstig
  • efsta stig
  • miðstig
Every word from Old Norse stig →