Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/steupabarną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *steupa- +‎ *barną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteu̯.pɑˌbɑr.nɑ̃/

Noun

*steupabarną n

1. stepchild

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *steupabarną (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*steupabarną	*steupabarnō
vocative	*steupabarną	*steupabarnō
accusative	*steupabarną	*steupabarnō
genitive	*steupabarnas, *steupabarnis	*steupabarnǫ̂
dative	*steupabarnai	*steupabarnamaz
instrumental	*steupabarnō	*steupabarnamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *steupabarn
  • Old English: stēopbearn
    • Middle English: stepbarn, steopbern, steopbearn (Early Middle English)
      • English: stepbarn
      • Scots: stepbairn
        • → English: stepbairn
  • Old High German: stiofbarn
• Old Norse: stjúpbarn
  • Icelandic: stjúpbarn
  • Faroese: stjúkbarn
  • Swedish: styvbarn