Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “stigen” come from?

stigen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stīgan, from Proto-West Germanic stīgan, from Proto-Germanic stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

stigen (Middle Dutch): to ascend, to climb

Definitions

  1. to ascend, to climb

Ancestry of “stigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstīgan—
2Proto-West Germanicstīganto climb, to ascend
3Proto-Germanicstīganąto go up; climb, ascend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéygʰetito be walking; to be climbing
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

Words derived from “stigen”

  • stijgen
  • stijging
  • overstijgen
  • bestijgen
  • stijgbeugel
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