Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “stæppan” come from?

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

stæppan (Old English): Alternative form of steppan

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of steppan

Ancestry of “stæppan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*stappjan—

Words derived from “stæppan”

  • step
  • stepping
  • doorstep
  • stepwise
  • sidestep
  • misstep
  • multistep
  • stepper
  • lockstep
  • timestep
  • quickstep
  • stepsize
  • substep
  • stepdown
  • midstep
  • steplike
  • downstep
  • stairstep
  • outstep
  • backstepping
  • stepstool
  • stepless
  • timestepping
  • steppeth
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan →