Where does “steire” come from?

steire (Middle English) comes from Old English stǣġer, from Proto-Germanic staigriz, from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ- — to go.

steire (Middle English): staircase, stairs; stair, step; ladder

Definitions

  1. staircase, stairs; stair, step; ladder

Ancestry of “steire”, step by step

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

Words derived from “steire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staigriz →Every word from Old English stǣġer →