steop-

Middle English

Prefix

steop-

  1. alternative form of step-

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *steupa- (“bereft, pushed out”).

Akin to Old Frisian stiap-, Old High German stiof- (German stief-), Old Norse stjup- (Swedish styv-), Middle Low German stef-, Dutch stief-, Old English āstīepan (“to bereave, orphan”), bestīepan (“to deprive of children”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈste͜oːp/

Prefix

stēop-

  1. deprived of a relative
  2. step-

Usage notes

  • Originally used with children to denote loss of a parent; later extended to adoptive parents.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: steop-, step-, stappe-, ste-
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