Where does “misstepper” come from?

misstepper (English) comes from English misstep, 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.

misstepper (English): One who missteps

Definitions

  1. One who missteps

Ancestry of “misstepper”, step by step

misstepper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English misstep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmisstepA step that is wrong, a false step; An error or...
2EnglishstepAn advance or movement made from one foot to the...
3EnglishstepchildThe child of one's spouse but not one's own; A...
4Middle Englishstepchildstepchild child of a spouse
5Old Englishstēopċildstepchild
6Old Englishċildchild, youth; fetus; female baby; child
7Proto-Germanickelþazfetus; newborn; infant; child
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-