Where does “stepbarn” come from?
stepbarn (English) comes from Middle English stepbarn, from Old English stēopbearn, from Proto-West Germanic *steupabarn, from Proto-Germanic steupabarną, from Proto-Germanic steupa-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
stepbarn (English): Alternative form of stepbairn
Definitions
- Alternative form of stepbairn
Ancestry of “stepbarn”, step by step