Where does “שטיפֿברודער” come from?

שטיפֿברודער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שטיפֿ־, from Middle High German stief-, from Old High German stiof-, from Proto-Germanic steupa-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

שטיפֿברודער (Yiddish): stepbrother

Definitions

  1. stepbrother

Ancestry of “שטיפֿברודער”, step by step

שטיפֿברודער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שטיפֿ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשטיפֿ־step
2Middle High Germanstief-—
3Old High Germanstiof-—
4Proto-Germanicsteupa-step-
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Yiddish ברודער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishברודערbrother
2Old High Germanbruodar—
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic steupa- →