Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stigǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (“to climb, ascend”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsti.ɣɔ̃ː/

Noun

*stigǭ f

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *stigǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*stigǭ	*stigōniz
vocative	*stigǭ	*stigōniz
accusative	*stigōnų	*stigōnunz
genitive	*stigōniz	*stigōnǫ̂
dative	*stigōni	*stigōmaz
instrumental	*stigōnē	*stigōmiz

Related terms

*stīganą
*stigaz

Descendants

Old English: stiġe (< *stigiz)
- Middle English: stiȝe, stegh, sti, ste (through confluence with Old Norse stigi, stegi)
Old Saxon: *stiga
- Middle Low German: stege, stēge
Old Dutch: *stiga, stega
- Middle Dutch: stēge
  - Dutch: steeg
Old High German: stega, stiega
- Middle High German: stege, stiege, stieg
  - Alemannic German: Schtäge, Stäge
  - German: Stiege
Old Norse: stigi, stegi (< *stigô)
- Icelandic: stigi

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.