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Where does “steggi” come from?

steggi (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic staggijô, from Proto-Indo-European stegʰ- — to be stiff, sting; rod, blade; to stick, sting,...

steggi (Old Norse): male animal, drake

Definitions

  1. male animal, drake

Ancestry of “steggi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstaggijôstag
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʰ-to be stiff, sting; rod, blade; to stick, sting,...

Words derived from “steggi”

  • stag
  • staghorn
  • staghound
  • staglike
  • staggy
  • stagette
  • steg
  • stagge
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