Where does “stien” come from?

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

stien (Middle English): To travel vertically; to ascend or descend; To go...

Definitions

  1. To travel vertically; to ascend or descend; To go...

Ancestry of “stien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstīganto go
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 “stien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīganą →