Where does “steppe” come from?

steppe (Middle English) comes from Old English stæpe, from Proto-Germanic stapiz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

steppe (Middle English): A step, pace; A step or stair; an individual...

Definitions

  1. A step, pace; A step or stair; an individual...

Ancestry of “steppe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstæpestep; degree
2Proto-Germanicstapiza step
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

Words derived from “steppe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stapiz →Every word from Old English stæpe →