Where does “Stąpel” come from?
Stąpel (Polish) comes from Polish stępa, from Polish stęp, from Ukrainian степ, from English step, from English stepchild, from Middle English stepchild, from Old English stēopċild, from Old English ċild — to swallow; swallow.
Ancestry of “Stąpel”, step by step
Stąpel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish stępa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | stępa | mortar; A type of beartrap; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Polish | stęp | tarsus; walk; genitive plural of stępa |
| 3 | Ukrainian | степ | steppe; tap dance |
| 4 | English | step | An advance or movement made from one foot to the... |
| 5 | English | stepchild | The child of one's spouse but not one's own; A... |
| 6 | Middle English | stepchild | stepchild child of a spouse |
| 7 | Old English | stēopċild | stepchild |
| 8 | Old English | ċild | child, youth; fetus; female baby; child |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kelþaz | fetus; newborn; infant; child |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵelt- | womb |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |