Where does “stīgan” come from?

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

stīgan (Proto-West Germanic): to climb, to ascend

Definitions

  1. to climb, to ascend

Ancestry of “stīgan”, 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 “stīgan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīganą →