stigan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ-. Cognate with Old Saxon stīgan (Dutch stijgen), Old High German stīgan (German steigen), Old Norse stíga (Swedish stiga), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (steigan). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek στείχειν (steíkhein, “step, stride”) and possibly Latin ve-stīgium (“footstep, trace”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstiːɣɑn/

Verb

stīgan

  1. to go
  2. to go up, ascend, climb

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • dūnestīgende (“descending”)
  • niþerstige (“a descent”)
  • niþerstīgend (“one who descends”)
  • onstīgend (“one who ascends”)
  • stǣġer (“a stair”)
  • stīga (“a path”)
  • stiġel (“a stile”)
  • stīgend (“a sty”)
  • upāstigenness (“an ascent, a way to ascend”)
  • upstige (“an ascent, ascension”)
  • upstīgend (“one who ascends”)

Descendants

References

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stīganą, whence also Old English stīgan.

Verb

stīgan

  1. to climb up, ascend

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

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