Where does “stæger” come from?

stæger (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *staigri, from Proto-Germanic staigriz, from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ- — to go.

stæger (Old English): stair, step; staircase

Definitions

  1. stair, step; staircase

Ancestry of “stæger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*staigri—
2Proto-Germanicstaigrizscaffold, platform; stairs
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteyǵʰ-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staigriz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *staigri →