Etymology

steg

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Today it means: To conceal (data) by means of steganography. Full definition →

Middle English steg ← Old Norse steggr ← Proto-Germanic *staggijaz
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steg · verb1

Clipping of steganography.

steg · noun2

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*staggijaz
  2. Old Norse · derived fromsteggr
  3. Middle English · derived fromsteg
  4. English todaysteg

From Middle English steg, from Old Norse steggr, a word for the male of several animals, from Proto-Germanic *staggijaz. Compare stag.

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