Where does “Stiefschwester” come from?

Stiefschwester (German) comes from German stief-, from Middle High German stief-, from Old High German stiof-, from Proto-Germanic steupa-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

Stiefschwester (German): stepsister

Definitions

  1. stepsister

Ancestry of “Stiefschwester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstief-step-; a prefix indicating the individual being...
2Middle High Germanstief-—
3Old High Germanstiof-—
4Proto-Germanicsteupa-step-
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic steupa- →