Where does “степен” come from?
степен (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian степ, from English step, from English stepchild, from Middle English stepchild, from Old English stēopċild, from Old English ċild, from Proto-Germanic kelþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt- — to swallow; swallow.
степен (Bulgarian): stage, step
Definitions
- stage, step
Ancestry of “степен”, step by step
степен traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian степ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | степ | steppe, grassland; tap dance |
| 2 | English | step | An advance or movement made from one foot to the... |
| 3 | English | stepchild | The child of one's spouse but not one's own; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | stepchild | stepchild child of a spouse |
| 5 | Old English | stēopċild | stepchild |
| 6 | Old English | ċild | child, youth; fetus; female baby; child |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kelþaz | fetus; newborn; infant; child |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵelt- | womb |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
via Proto-Slavic *stepy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *stepy | step?, stair? |