Where does “stéig” come from?

stéig (Irish) comes from Irish staic, from Middle English stack, from Old English staca, from Proto-Germanic stakô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

stéig (Irish): slice of meat, flesh; strip

Definitions

  1. slice of meat, flesh; strip

Ancestry of “stéig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishstaicpicket, stake, post
2Middle EnglishstackAlternative form of stak; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishstacastake
4Proto-Germanicstakôstake
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stakô →Every word from Old English staca →