steeg
Meaning
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an alleyway; a lane (between walls, fencing, etc.); a bystreet
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/steːx/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch steech, stege, from Old Dutch steyga, *stega (“stairway”), from Proto-Germanic *stigǭ (“staircase; ladder”). Cognate with Middle Low German stēge, Old High German stega. More distantly related to Old High German steiga (from Proto-Germanic *staigō-) and German Steg (from Proto-Germanic *stiga-).
New
stijgen
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- (intransitive) to climb, to go up, to rise
- (intransitive) to ascend
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