Where does “stiefzus” come from?

stiefzus (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.

stiefzus (Dutch): stepsister

Definitions

  1. stepsister

Ancestry of “stiefzus”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic steupa- →