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Where does “stępa” come from?

stępa (Polish) comes from Polish stęp, from Ukrainian степ, from English step, from English stepchild, from Middle English stepchild, from Old English stēopċild, from Old English ċild, from Proto-Germanic kelþaz — to swallow; swallow.

stępa (Polish): mortar; A type of beartrap; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. mortar; A type of beartrap; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “stępa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstęptarsus; walk; genitive plural of stępa
2Ukrainianстепsteppe; tap dance
3EnglishstepAn advance or movement made from one foot to the...
4EnglishstepchildThe child of one's spouse but not one's own; A...
5Middle Englishstepchild—
6Old Englishstēopċildstepchild
7Old Englishċildchild, youth; fetus; female baby; child
8Proto-Germanickelþazfetus; newborn; infant; child
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “stępa”

  • Stąpel
  • Stompel
  • Stępa
  • Stempa
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