Where does “stēop-” come from?
stēop- (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic steupa-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
stēop- (Old English): deprived of a relative, step-
Definitions
- deprived of a relative, step-
Ancestry of “stēop-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | steupa- | step- |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
Words derived from “stēop-”