steiger

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • a jetty; a small, often wooden landing for boats or small ships
  • scaffolding

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch steiger inherited from Old Dutch *steiger inherited from Proto-Germanic *staigriz (scaffolding, stairs, step, stair) root 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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