Where does “upstigan” come from?

upstigan (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch up, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

upstigan (Old Dutch): to ascend, to go up

Definitions

  1. to ascend, to go up

Ancestry of “upstigan”, step by step

upstigan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch up

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchupup, upwards
2Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
3Proto-Germanicubunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →
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