stien

Middle English

/ˈstiːən/

verb
Definitions
  • To travel vertically; to ascend or descend:
  • To go or travel towards; to journey or venture.
  • (rare) To arrive; to make an entrance into.
  • (rare) To exist or reach upwards.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English stīgan inherited from Proto-Germanic *stīganą inherited from Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*stéygʰeti

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