stee

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noun

A ladder.

OriginMiddle English stee ← Old Norse stegi ← Proto-Germanic *stigiz →
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Meanings

nounstee (plural stees)

plural stees

  1. UKdialectalobsoleteA ladder.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*stigiz“an ascent, climb”
  2. Old Norsestegi
  3. Middle Englishstee
  4. Englishstee

From Middle English stee, ste, sty, stie, sti, stegh, stiȝe (“ladder”), from Old Norse stegi, stigi (“ladder, step, steep ascent”), from Proto-Germanic *stigiz (“an ascent, climb”). Cognate with Old English stiġe (“ascent or descent”), German Stiege (“staircase”). See stair, sty, stile.

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APA

stee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stee

MLA

“stee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stee.

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