stæger

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *staigri, from Proto-Germanic *staigriz (“stair, step, scaffolding”), from *staigijaną (“to cause [one] to ascend”), causative of *stīganą (“to rise, ascend”). Akin to Dutch steiger (“stair”), Dutch Low Saxon steiger (“landing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstæː.jer/

Noun

stǣġer f or n

1. stair, step; staircase

Declension

Feminine

Declension of stǣġer (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	stǣġer	stǣġera, stǣġere
accusative	stǣġere	stǣġera, stǣġere
genitive	stǣġere	stǣġera
dative	stǣġere	stǣġerum

Neuter

Declension of stǣġer (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	stǣġer	stǣġer
accusative	stǣġer	stǣġer
genitive	stǣġeres	stǣġera
dative	stǣġere	stǣġerum

Related terms

• stīġ
• stīġan
• stǣġel

Descendants

• Middle English: steire, staire, stayre, stayer, steir, steyr, steyre, steyer, ster, steiȝer, steiher
  • English: stair
  • Scots: stair
  • Yola: sthiers (plural)
  • → Irish: staighre