Where does “Stapfe” come from?

Stapfe (German) comes from Middle High German stapfe, from Old High German stapho, from Proto-Germanic stapiz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

Stapfe (German): step, footprint

Definitions

  1. step, footprint

Ancestry of “Stapfe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstapfe—
2Old High Germanstaphofootprint; stirrup
3Proto-Germanicstapiza step
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stapiz →Every word from Old High German stapho →
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