Where does “steiger” come from?

steiger (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon steigar, from Proto-West Germanic *staigri, from Proto-Germanic staigriz, from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ- — to go.

Ancestry of “steiger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsteigar—
2Proto-West Germanic*staigri—
3Proto-Germanicstaigrizscaffold, platform; stairs
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteyǵʰ-to go

Words derived from “steiger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staigriz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *staigri →
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