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