stigan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stīgan, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą.

Verb

stīgan

  1. to climb, to ascend

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle Dutch: stigen
    • Dutch: stijgen
    • Limburgish: stiege

Further reading
  • “stīgan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stīgan, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstiː.ɡɑn/, [ˈstiː.ɣɑn]

Verb

stīgan

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

Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • forestīgan (“go before, excel”)
  • oferstīgan (“climb onto, on top, or over”)
  • ofstīgan (“descend, depart”)
  • āstīgan (“go, proceed, climb”)
  • ġestīgan (“mount, ascend”)
  • 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.

Verb

stīgan

  1. to climb up, ascend

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Descendants
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