English
stepover
From step + over.
Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- ‘to support’
Proto-Germanic *stapjaną ‘to step’
Proto-West Germanic *stappjan ‘to step’
Old English steppan ‘to step’
Middle English steppen ‘to step’
English step
Proto-Indo-European *úp
…
Proto-Germanic *uber
Proto-West Germanic *obar ‘over’
Old English ofer ‘over’
Middle English over ‘above’
English over
Today it means
noun A type of espalier where the tree or bush is made to grow horizontally above the ground, like a fence-rail.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “stepover”. 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 / stepover