Where does “stief-” come from?

stief- (German) comes 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.

stief- (German): step-; a prefix indicating the individual being...

Definitions

  1. step-; a prefix indicating the individual being...

Ancestry of “stief-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstief-—
2Old High Germanstiof-—
3Proto-Germanicsteupa-step-
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “stief-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic steupa- →