Where does “steige” come from?

steige (Middle High German) comes from Old High German steiga, from Proto-Germanic staigō, from Proto-Indo-European stóygʰos, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

Ancestry of “steige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansteiga—
2Proto-Germanicstaigōway; path; trail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstóygʰospath, way
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

Words derived from “steige”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stóygʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic staigō →