Where does “stiefzoon” come from?

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

stiefzoon (Dutch): stepson

Definitions

  1. stepson

Ancestry of “stiefzoon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstief-step-; a prefix indicating the individual being...
2Middle Dutchstief-—
3Proto-Germanicsteupa-step-
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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