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Where does “Steppenralle” come from?

Steppenralle (German) comes from German Steppe, from Ukrainian степ, from English step, from English stepchild, from Middle English stepchild, from Old English stēopċild, from Old English ċild, from Proto-Germanic kelþaz — to swallow; swallow.

Steppenralle (German): African crake

Definitions

  1. African crake

Ancestry of “Steppenralle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSteppesteppe
2Ukrainianстепsteppe; tap dance
3EnglishstepAn advance or movement made from one foot to the...
4EnglishstepchildThe child of one's spouse but not one's own; A...
5Middle Englishstepchild—
6Old Englishstēopċildstepchild
7Old Englishċildchild, youth; fetus; female baby; child
8Proto-Germanickelþazfetus; newborn; infant; child
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
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