Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/steupa-

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *steupa-.

Prefix

*steupa-

  1. 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

Proto-West Germanic terms prefixed with *steupa-
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/steupakind

Descendants

  • Old English: stēop-, stēp-
    • Middle English: steop-, step-, stappe-, ste-
  • 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-
  • Old Dutch: *stiop-
  • Old High German: stiof-
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