Where does “nitherstigan” come from?

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

nitherstigan (Old Dutch): to descend, to go down

Definitions

  1. to descend, to go down

Ancestry of “nitherstigan”, step by step

nitherstigan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch stīgan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstīganto climb, to 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

via Old Dutch nither

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnitherdown
2Proto-West Germanic*niþerdown, downwards
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīganą →
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