Where does “stíga” come from?

stíga (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

stíga (Old Norse): to step, to tread; to step on, to set foot on;...

Definitions

  1. to step, to tread; to step on, to set foot on;...

Ancestry of “stíga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstīganąto go up; climb, ascend
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstéygʰetito be walking; to be climbing
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

Words derived from “stíga”

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