Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stapiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ‑, *steb‑, *stembʰ‑, *stemb‑ (“to support, stomp, rant, amaze”).

Noun

*stapiz m

a step

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *stapiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*stapiz	*stapīz
vocative	*stapi	*stapīz
accusative	*stapį	*stapinz
genitive	*stapīz	*stapjǫ̂
dative	*stapī	*stapimaz
instrumental	*stapī	*stapimiz

Related terms

*stapjaną
*stapǭ

Descendants

Old English: stæpe, stepe
- Middle English: stape, steape, steppe, stap, step
  - Scots: step, stop, stap
  - English: step
Old Frisian: *stap, stepe
- North Frisian: staep
- Saterland Frisian: Stap, Stappe
Old Saxon: *stap, *step
- Middle Low German: stappe
  - German Low German: Stapp
Old Frankish: *stap
- Old Dutch: *stap, *step
  - Middle Dutch: steppe, step
- Middle Latin: stapēs
  - New Latin: stapes
    - English: stapes
    - French: stapes
Old High German: stapho, staph (dative: stepfen)
- Middle High German: stapf
  - German: Stapf, Stapfe, Stapfen

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