stæger
Old English
noun
Definitions
- stair, step; staircase
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *staigriz (scaffolding, stairs, step, stair) derived from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (walk, climb, go, march, proceed, step, rise, stride).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*steygʰ-
Gloss
walk, climb, go, march, proceed, step, rise, stride
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
歩
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- vestigium Latin
- vestigo Latin
- aanlegsteiger Dutch, Flemish
- steiger Dutch, Flemish
- στίξ Ancient Greek
- στίχος Ancient Greek
- στιχάομαι Ancient Greek
- στόχος Ancient Greek
- ἀκροστιχίς Ancient Greek
- *steygʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *stigʰ-eh₂, *stigʰeh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *stóygʰ-os Proto-Indo-European
- *stóygʰos Proto-Indo-European
- *wedʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *staigriz Proto-Germanic
- *stigô Proto-Germanic
- *stigǭ Proto-Germanic
- *stihtiz Proto-Germanic
- *stīganą Proto-Germanic
- stǣġer Old English
- stig Old Norse
- stigr Old Norse
- stétt Old Norse
- stétta Old Norse
- stígr Old Norse
- ástig Old Norse
- *stignǫti Proto-Slavic
- *stiťi Proto-Slavic
- *stьdza Proto-Slavic
- *stьga Proto-Slavic
- steiger Middle Dutch
- for·tét Old Irish
- téit Old Irish
- ·dechuid Old Irish
- shteg Albanian
- shtegth Albanian
- shtegtoj Albanian
- *steiger Old Dutch
- *tixtā Proto-Celtic
- *uɸortixtā Proto-Celtic
- *steigar Old Saxon
- *staiga Proto-Albanian