steigen

Meaning

  1. (class-1,intransitive,strong) to ascend, to climb, to rise
  2. (class-1,intransitive,strong) to rise (in value, of commodities etc.)
  3. (class-1,intransitive,strong) to enter, to step (into a large vehicle)
  4. (class-1,intransitive,strong) to rear up

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡən/
Etymology

From Middle High German stîgen, from Old High German stīgan, from Proto-West Germanic *stīgan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stīganą. Cognate with obsolete English sty.

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