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Where does “stigiz” come from?

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

stigiz (Proto-Germanic): a climbing, climb; ascent

Definitions

  1. a climbing, climb; ascent

Ancestry of “stigiz”, 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 “stigiz”

  • style
  • lifestyle
  • stylistic
  • stylish
  • stile
  • styling
  • hairstyle
  • stylesheet
  • stylist
  • stylistically
  • freestyle
  • styloid
  • turnstile
  • stylization
  • stylishly
  • hairstylist
  • stylishness
  • hairstyling
  • oldstyle
  • stylize
  • borstal
  • workstyle
  • stylebook
  • unstylish
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