Where does “steppekievit” come from?
steppekievit (Dutch) comes from Dutch steppe, from French steppe, from Ukrainian степ, from English step, from English stepchild, from Middle English stepchild, from Old English stēopċild, from Old English ċild — to swallow; swallow.
steppekievit (Dutch): sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)
Definitions
- sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)
Ancestry of “steppekievit”, step by step
steppekievit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch steppe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | steppe | steppe |
| 2 | French | steppe | steppe |
| 3 | Ukrainian | степ | steppe; tap dance |
| 4 | English | step | An advance or movement made from one foot to the... |
| 5 | English | stepchild | The child of one's spouse but not one's own; A... |
| 6 | Middle English | stepchild | stepchild child of a spouse |
| 7 | Old English | stēopċild | stepchild |
| 8 | Old English | ċild | child, youth; fetus; female baby; child |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kelþaz | fetus; newborn; infant; child |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵelt- | womb |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |