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Where does “stǣġer” come from?

stǣġer (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic staigriz, from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ-.

stǣġer (Old English): stair, staircase

Definitions

  1. stair, staircase

Ancestry of “stǣġer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstaigrizscaffold, platform; stairs
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteyǵʰ-—

Words derived from “stǣġer”

  • stairs
  • upstairs
  • downstairs
  • staircase
  • stair
  • stairway
  • stairwell
  • backstairs
  • stairhead
  • stairstep
  • belowstairs
  • upstair
  • abovestairs
  • stairlift
  • downstair
  • backstair
  • stairfoot
  • staired
  • stairclimbing
  • airstair
  • stairlike
  • understairs
  • stairless
  • stairwork
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