Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/steupa-

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *steupa-.

Prefix

*steupa-

  1. step-

Reconstruction notes

Many descendants altered p to f under the influence of the f in words for "stepfather", which were then carried over to the other forms.

Derived terms

Descendants