Where does “steiger” come from?

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

Ancestry of “steiger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsteiger—
2Proto-Germanicstaigrizscaffold, platform; stairs
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteyǵʰ-to go

Words derived from “steiger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staigriz →Every word from Old Dutch steiger →