Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/stéyks

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

From *steygʰ- (“to go, climb”) +‎ *-s.[1][2][3]

Noun

*stéyks m[3]

(steep) path
Synonyms: *póntoh₁s, *stóygʰos

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
	singular
nominative	*stéyks
genitive	*stigʰés
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*stéyks	*stéygʰh₁(e)	*stéygʰes
vocative	*stéygʰ	*stéygʰh₁(e)	*stéygʰes
accusative	*stéygʰm̥	*stéygʰh₁(e)	*stéygʰm̥s
genitive	*stigʰés	*?	*stigʰóHom
ablative	*stigʰés	*?	*stigʰmós
dative	*stigʰéy	*?	*stigʰmós
locative	stéygʰ, stéygʰi	*?	*stigʰsú
instrumental	*stigʰéh₁	*?	*stigʰmís

Descendants

*stígʰ-eh₂
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *stigāˀ
  - Lithuanian: stiga
  - Proto-Slavic: *stьga (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Germanic: *stigǭ
  - Proto-West Germanic: *stigā (see there for further descendants)

*stígʰ-o-m
- Proto-Germanic: *stigą[3]
  - Old Norse: stig

*stígʰ-o-s[1][4]
- Proto-Germanic: *stigaz[4]
  - Proto-West Germanic: *stig
    - Old High German: steg
  - Old Norse: stígr, stigr (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Hellenic: *stíkʰos
  - Ancient Greek: στίχος (stíkhos) (see there for further descendants)

References

Pokorny, Julius (1959), “steigh-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1017-1018
Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*stei̯gh”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 593-594
Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006), “*steigh-”, in The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 396
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “στείχω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1395-1396

[IEW-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] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*stei̯gh”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 593-594

[Mallory-3] Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006), “*steigh-”, in The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 396

[EDG-4] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “στείχω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1395-1396