Where does “steep” come from?

steep (Middle English) comes from Old English stēap, from Proto-West Germanic *staup.

Ancestry of “steep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstēapa stoup, beaker, drinking vessel, cup, flagon;...
2Proto-West Germanic*staup—

Words derived from “steep”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *staup →Every word from Old English stēap →