στέγω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *steg-, *teg-, a root with an s-mobile. Cognate to Lithuanian stíegiu (“to thatch, to cover a roof”), Latin Latin tegō (“I cover”), Proto-Germanic *þakjaną (“to cover”).

Verb

στέγω (stegō)

1. to cover closely, so as to keep water either out or in