steop-
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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"
Usage notes
- Originally used with children to denote loss of a parent; later extended to adoptive parents
Derived terms
Derived terms
- stēopbearn
- stēopċild
- stēopdohtor
Descendants
- English step-
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