Where does “*steupabarn” come from?
*steupabarn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic steupabarną, from Proto-Germanic steupa-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
Ancestry of “*steupabarn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | steupabarną | stepchild |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | steupa- | step- |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |