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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/staigraz

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

From *staigijaną (to raise up, elevate) + *-raz.

Adjective

*staigraz[1]

  1. elevating
  2. steep

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *staigr
  • Old Norse: *steigur[2]
    • Icelandic: steigur
    • Old Norse: (proudly)
      Latin: steigurliga
      Runic: ᛋᛏᛁᛁᚴᚢᚱᛚᛁᚴᛅ (stiikurlika)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), *staiʒraz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
  2. Ásgeir Blöndal MagnússonÍslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.
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