Stiege.
narrow, often steep stairs (e.g. to a loft)
Meaning & usage
narrow, often steep stairs (e.g. to a loft)
stairs in general, staircase
separate entry, doorway and/or staircase to or inside an apartment building, apartment complex or a housing complex
Sie wohnen auf der Stiege vier.
Viele Altbauten haben zwei Stiegen, manche sogar drei.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German stiege, from Old High German stiega, a variant (with an unusual ablaut grade) of Proto-Germanic *stigǭ (“path, way, staircase, ladder”). Related with German steigen and English stair. See also Bavarian Stiagn.
score, a set of twenty, e.g. of sheaves, livestock, eggs
Where this word comes from
From Middle Low German stîge, from Old Saxon stīga (“set of twenty”). Cognate with Middle Dutch stîge, Crimean Gothic stega. Has been compared to Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “row, line”), which if related, from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (“to walk, go, ascend”).
wooden crate
Where this word comes from
From Middle Low German stîge (also stēge), from Old Saxon stīga (“pigsty”). Possibly a byform of Proto-Germanic *stiją, whence English sty, but definitely related with it (compare *stīganą (“to climb”)), or otherwise possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”), similar to *stainaz (“stone”). Cognate with Old High German stīga (“pigsty”), whence the modern doublet Steige (“shed, stall”). Possibly a byform of Proto-Germanic *stiją, whence English sty, but definitely related with it.
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