Where does “Steppenbewohnerin” come from?

Steppenbewohnerin (German) comes from German Steppenbewohner, from German Steppe, from Ukrainian степ, from English step, from English stepchild, from Middle English stepchild, from Old English stēopċild, from Old English ċild — to swallow; swallow.

Ancestry of “Steppenbewohnerin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSteppenbewohnera native to the steppes or similar grasslands
2GermanSteppesteppe grassland
3Ukrainianстепsteppe; tap dance
4EnglishstepAn advance or movement made from one foot to the...
5EnglishstepchildThe child of one's spouse but not one's own; A...
6Middle Englishstepchildstepchild child of a spouse
7Old Englishstēopċildstepchild
8Old Englishċildchild, youth; fetus; female baby; child
9Proto-Germanickelþazfetus; newborn; infant; child
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-