Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stigā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stigǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *stigʰ-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *stéyks (“steep path”). Cognate with Old Norse uppstiga (“ascent”).[1]

Noun

*stigā f[1]

  1. a steep path or roadway
  2. a slope; ramp
  3. stairway; staircase; ladder

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *stigā
Genitive *stigōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *stigā *stigōn
Accusative *stigōn *stigōn
Genitive *stigōn *stigōnō
Dative *stigōn *stigōm, *stigum
Instrumental *stigōn *stigōm, *stigum

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *stige
    • Saterland Frisian: Stieg (possibly from German or Low German)
    • West Frisian: steech (possibly from Dutch)
  • Old Saxon: *stiga
  • Old Dutch: *stiga, stega
  • Old High German: stega
    • Middle High German: stege
    • ⇒ Old High German: stiega (byform with unexplained ablaut)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*stiʒō(n)”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 377
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