Where does “stjaga” come from?

stjaga (Jamtish) comes from Old Norse stigi, from Proto-Germanic stigiz, from Proto-Germanic stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

stjaga (Jamtish): ladder

Definitions

  1. ladder

Ancestry of “stjaga”, step by step

stjaga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse stigi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestigiladder; indefinite dative singular of stig;...
2Proto-Germanicstigiza climbing, climb; ascent
3Proto-Germanicstīganąto go up; climb, ascend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéygʰetito be walking; to be climbing
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

via Old Norse stegi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestegi—
2Proto-Germanicstigô—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīganą →