Etymology Explorer
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Where does “stēgar” come from?
stēgar (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic staigriz, from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ- — to go.
Ancestry of “stēgar”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
staigriz
scaffold, platform; stairs
2
Proto-Indo-European
steyǵʰ-
to go
Words derived from “stēgar”
steir
Steiger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic staigriz →