Where does “Stępień” come from?

Stępień (Polish) comes from Polish stąpać, from Proto-Slavic stǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

Ancestry of “Stępień”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstąpaćto step, tread, pace
2Proto-Slavicstǫpati
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

Words derived from “Stępień

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑Every word from Proto-Slavic stǫpatiEvery word from Polish stąpać