Where does “踏み出す” come from?

踏み出す (Japanese) comes from Japanese 出す, from Old Japanese いたす.

踏み出す (Japanese): to step forward, advance

Definitions

  1. to step forward, advance

Ancestry of “踏み出す”, step by step

踏み出す traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 出す

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese出すto take out, to get out; to put forth; to show or...
2Old Japaneseいたす—

via Japanese 踏み

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese踏み—

Words derived from “踏み出す”

Every word from Old Japanese いたす →Every word from Japanese 出す →