Where does “stīġend” come from?

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

stīġend (Old English): sailor

Definitions

  1. sailor

Ancestry of “stīġend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstīganto go
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

Words derived from “stīġend”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīganą →