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Where does “stigô” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stigô”, 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 “stigô”

  • stege
  • stige
  • stigning
  • stige
  • stigning
  • stige
  • stye
  • stie
  • stigi
  • stegi
  • stega
  • stjaga
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →