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Where does “steppyng” come from?

steppyng (Middle English) comes from Middle English -ing, from Old English -ing, from Old English -tūn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom — smoke; mist, haze.

steppyng (Middle English): The act of movement; stepping or walking; One's...

Definitions

  1. The act of movement; stepping or walking; One's...

Ancestry of “steppyng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-ingForms gerunds from verbs, typically referring to...
2Old English-ingForming nouns from verbs, indicating action,...
3Old English-tūn—
4Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
5Proto-West Germanictūnfence
6Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
7Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
8Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “steppyng”

  • stepping
  • backstepping
  • timestepping
  • stepping
  • esteping
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