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Where does “steopmodor” come from?

steopmodor (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic steupamōdēr — stepmother.

Ancestry of “steopmodor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsteupamōdērstepmother

Words derived from “steopmodor”

  • stepmother
  • stepmotherly
  • stepmotherhood
  • stepmoder
Every word from Proto-Germanic steupamōdēr →