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Where does “steppen” come from?

steppen (Middle English) comes from Old English stæppan, from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan.

steppen (Middle English): To step; to place one's foot down; To step onto;...

Definitions

  1. To step; to place one's foot down; To step onto;...

Ancestry of “steppen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishstæppanAlternative form of steppan
2Proto-West Germanic*stappjan—

Words derived from “steppen”

  • step
  • stepping
  • doorstep
  • stepwise
  • sidestep
  • misstep
  • multistep
  • stepper
  • lockstep
  • timestep
  • quickstep
  • stepsize
  • substep
  • stepdown
  • midstep
  • steplike
  • downstep
  • stairstep
  • outstep
  • backstepping
  • stepstool
  • stepless
  • timestepping
  • steppeth
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