Where does “stappen” come from?

stappen (Middle English) comes from Middle English steppen, from Old English stæppan, from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan — to step, to tread.

stappen (Middle English): Alternative form of steppen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of steppen

Ancestry of “stappen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsteppenTo step; to place one's foot down; To step onto;...
2Old EnglishstæppanAlternative form of steppan
3Proto-West Germanic*stappjanto step, to tread
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan →Every word from Old English stæppan →Every word from Middle English steppen →
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