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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 script: steigurliga
      Runic script: ᛋᛏᛁᛁᚴᚢᚱᛚᛁᚴᛅ (stiikurlika)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*staiʒraz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
  2. Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
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