Where does “steppen” come from?
steppen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic stapjaną, from Proto-Germanic stapiz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑.
Ancestry of “steppen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | stapjaną | to step |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stapiz | a step |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ‑ | — |
Words derived from “steppen”