Where does “Stap” come from?

Stap (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian stap, from Proto-Germanic stapiz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

Stap (Saterland Frisian): step; footstep; stride; gait; pace

Definitions

  1. step; footstep; stride; gait; pace

Ancestry of “Stap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianstap—
2Proto-Germanicstapiza step
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stapiz →Every word from Old Frisian stap →