Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/staigriz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Nominalization of *staigraz (“elevating; steep”).[1]

Noun

*staigriz m or f[2][3]

scaffold, platform
stairs

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *staigriz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*staigriz	*staigrīz
vocative	*staigri	*staigrīz
accusative	*staigrį	*staigrinz
genitive	*staigrīz	*staigrijǫ̂
dative	*staigrī	*staigrimaz
instrumental	*staigrī	*staigrimiz

Synonyms

*stigō
*stigǭ
*stiguz

Related terms

*staigalaz
*staigraz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *staigri
- Old English: stǣġer f
  - Middle English: steire, stayer, stayre, staire
    - English: stair
    - Scots: stair
    - → Irish: staighre
- Old Saxon: *stēgar, *steigar
  - Middle Low German: steiger m, steir m
    - German Low German: Steiger
- Old Dutch: *steiger, stēger m
  - Middle Dutch: steigher, stegher
    - Dutch: steiger

References

Pokorny, Julius (1959), “steigh-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1017-1018
de Vries, Jan (1971), “steiger”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN: “germ. *staigri-”
Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “steiger”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press: “pgm. *staigri-”

[1] Pokorny, Julius (1959), “steigh-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1017-1018

[2] Vries, Jan (1971), “steiger”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN: “germ. *staigri-”

[3] Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “steiger”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press: “pgm. *staigri-”