Middle English word stepchild comes from Old English stēop-, Old English ċild, Old English stēopċild, and later Old English steopcild (Stepchild.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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stēop- | Old English (ang) | |
ċild | Old English (ang) | |
stēopċild | Old English (ang) | |
steopcild | Old English (ang) | Stepchild. |
stepchyld | Middle English (enm) |