Where does “stigen” come from?

stigen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon stigan, 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 Low German): to ascend, to rise; to climb, to move up or down...

Definitions

  1. to ascend, to rise; to climb, to move up or down...

Ancestry of “stigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonstiganto climb up, ascend
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīganą →