Where does “stief-” come from?

stief- (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic steupa-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

Ancestry of “stief-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsteupa-step-
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
3Proto-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- →