stæpmælum

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stapimālum. Cognate with Old High German stapfmālum. Equivalent to stæpe +‎ -mǣlum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstæpˌmæː.lum/

Adverb

stæpmǣlum

  1. step by step; gradually, by degrees

Descendants

  • Middle English: *stapmele, *stepemele

References

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