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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/steupa-
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *steupa-.
Prefix
*steupa-
- step-
Reconstruction notes
Many descendants altered p to f under the influence of the f in words for "stepfather", which were then carried over to the other forms.
Derived terms
► <a href='/wiki/Category:Proto-West_Germanic_words_prefixed_with_*steupa-' title='Category:Proto-West Germanic words prefixed with *steupa-'>Proto-West Germanic words prefixed with *steupa-</a>
Descendants
- Old English: stēop-, stēp-
- Middle English: steop-, step-, stappe-, stef-
- English: step-
- Scots: step-
- Middle English: steop-, step-, stappe-, stef-
- Old Frisian: stiāp-
- Saterland Frisian: stäif- (possibly from Low German)
- West Frisian: styp-, styf-
- Old Saxon: *stiop-
- Middle Low German: stiep-, stip-, stêf-, stîf-
- German Low German: steev-, steef-
- Middle Low German: stiep-, stip-, stêf-, stîf-
- Old Dutch: *stiop-
- Middle Dutch: stiep-, stippe-, stief-
- Dutch: stief-
- Middle Dutch: stiep-, stippe-, stief-
- Old High German: stiof-
- Middle High German: stief-
- German: stief-
- Middle High German: stief-