Where does “steiger” come from?
steiger (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch steiger, from Proto-Germanic staigriz, from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ-.
Ancestry of “steiger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | steiger | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | staigriz | scaffold, platform; stairs |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | steyǵʰ- | — |
Words derived from “steiger”