Etymograph

English

stepbro

From step- + bro.

Formed from step- + bro

Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- ‘to push, strike’

Proto-Germanic *steupa- ‘orphaned, step-’

Proto-West Germanic *steupa-

English step-

English brother

English bro

Today it means

noun A stepbrother.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “stepbro”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / stepbro