Stiege

Meaning

1. narrow, often steep stairs (e.g. to a loft)
2. stairs in general, staircase
3. separate entry, doorway and/or staircase to or inside an apartment building, apartment complex or a housing complex

Concepts

stairs

stairway

staircase

steps

flight of stairs

Stiege

balustrade

apples and pears

ladder

🪜

soffit

stair

step

Synonyms

Treppe

Stufen

Aufstieg

Leiter

🪜

Treppenhaus

Tanzschritte

Staffel

Treppen

Ablaufschritte

Staffeln

Treppenstufe

Treppenstufen

Treppenflur

Stiegenhaus

Trittstufen

Stiegen

Stufe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃtiːɡə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: stiege

Inherited from Old High German: stiega

Cognate with German: steigen

Cognate with English: stair

Cognate with Bavarian: Stiagn

Borrowed from Middle Low German: stîge

Cognate with Old High German: stīga

Cognate with English: sty

Cognate with Middle Dutch: stîge

Cognate with Ancient Greek: στίχος

In summary

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.