Where does “steppen” come from?

steppen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic stapjaną, from Proto-Germanic stapiz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

Ancestry of “steppen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstapjanąto step
2Proto-Germanicstapiza step
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stapiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic stapjaną →