steop-
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proto-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", Old English bestīepan "to deprive of children"
Prefix[edit]
stēop-
- deprived of a relative
- step-
Usage notes[edit]
- Originally used with children to denote loss of a parent; later extended to adoptive parents
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Descendants[edit]
- English step-