Where does “goosestep” come from?
goosestep (English) comes from English goose-step, from English step, from English stepchild, from Middle English stepchild, from Old English stēopċild, from Old English ċild, from Proto-Germanic kelþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt- — to swallow; swallow.
goosestep (English): Alternative form of goose-step
Definitions
- Alternative form of goose-step
Ancestry of “goosestep”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goose-step | A style of marching in which the feet are lifted... |
| 2 | English | step | An advance or movement made from one foot to the... |
| 3 | English | stepchild | The child of one's spouse but not one's own; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | stepchild | stepchild child of a spouse |
| 5 | Old English | stēopċild | stepchild |
| 6 | Old English | ċild | child, youth; fetus; female baby; child |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kelþaz | fetus; newborn; infant; child |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵelt- | womb |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |