Where does “stīġweard” come from?

stīġweard (Old English) comes from Old English stīġ, from Proto-Germanic stīgō, from Proto-Germanic stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

stīġweard (Old English): steward, housekeeper, one who has the...

Definitions

  1. steward, housekeeper, one who has the...

Ancestry of “stīġweard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstīġhouse, hall
2Proto-Germanicstīgō—
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 steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīganą →