Where does “stegg” come from?

stegg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse steggi, from Proto-Germanic staggijô, from Proto-Indo-European stegʰ- — to be stiff, sting; rod, blade; to stick, sting,...

stegg (Norwegian Nynorsk): a male of certain kinds of bird

Definitions

  1. a male of certain kinds of bird

Ancestry of “stegg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesteggimale animal, drake
2Proto-Germanicstaggijôstag
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʰ-to be stiff, sting; rod, blade; to stick, sting,...

Words derived from “stegg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staggijô →Every word from Old Norse steggi →
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