Where does “stief-” come from?

stief- (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch stief-, from Proto-Germanic steupa-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stief- (Dutch): step-; a prefix indicating the individual being...

Definitions

step-; a prefix indicating the individual being...

Ancestry of “stief-”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Dutch	stief-	—
2	Proto-Germanic	steupa-	step-
3	Proto-Indo-European	(s)tewp-	to push, to stick
4	Proto-Indo-European	(s)tew-	to push, to hit

Words derived from “stief-”

stiefbroer
stiefvader
stiefmoeder
stiefzoon
stiefdochter
stiefzus
stiefbrus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic steupa- →