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Where does “Stepien” come from?

Stepien (English) comes from Polish Stępień, from Polish stąpać, from Proto-Slavic stǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑.

Ancestry of “Stepien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishStępień—
2Polishstąpaćto step, tread, pace
3Proto-Slavicstǫpati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →