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Where does “stīgō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stīgō”, 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 “stīgō”

  • Stewart
  • steward
  • stewardess
  • stewardly
  • Stewartson
  • stewardlike
  • unstewardly
  • stewardless
  • стюардесса
  • стюард
  • steward
  • stevardo
  • stevardino
  • スチュワーデス
  • スチュワード
  • stewardesa
  • stjuard
  • stjuardesa
  • steward
  • stye
  • stīġweard
  • stig
  • stīweard
  • stīġ
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