Where does “stebi” come from?
stebi (Esperanto) comes from German steppen, 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.
stebi (Esperanto): to sew (with a sewing machine)
Definitions
- to sew (with a sewing machine)
Ancestry of “stebi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | steppen | to sew a straight seam with narrow stitches |
| 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 |