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"

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

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Descendants
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