stepchild etymology

Middle English word stepchild comes from Old English stēop-, Old English ċild, Old English stēopċild, and later Old English steopcild (Stepchild.)

Detailed word origin of stepchild

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
stēop- Old English (ang)
ċild Old English (ang)
stēopċild Old English (ang)
steopcild Old English (ang) Stepchild.
stepchyld Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as stepchild

Descendants of stēop-
steop- step- stepmoder
Descendants of ċild
child childlich
Descendants of stēopċild
stepchyld