English
stepma
From step- + ma.
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- ‘to push, strike’
Proto-Germanic *steupa- ‘orphaned, step-’
Proto-West Germanic *steupa-
English step-
Today it means
noun stepmother
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “stepma”. 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 / stepma