Where does “steger” come from?

steger (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch steiger, from Proto-Germanic staigriz, from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ- — to go.

Ancestry of “steger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsteiger—
2Proto-Germanicstaigrizscaffold, platform; stairs
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteyǵʰ-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staigriz →Every word from Old Dutch steiger →