Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/steupakind

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 *steupa- (“step-”) +‎ *kind (“child”).

Noun

*steupakind n

1. stepchild

   Synonym: *steupabarn

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*steupakind
Genitive	*steupakindas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*steupakind	*steupakindu
Accusative	*steupakind	*steupakindu
Genitive	*steupakindas	*steupakindō
Dative	*steupakindē	*steupakindum
Instrumental	*steupakindu	*steupakindum

Descendants

• Old Frisian: stiāpkind
  • Saterland Frisian: Stäifkind
• Old Saxon: *stiopkind
  • Middle Low German: stiepkint, stipkint, stêfkint, stîfkint
    • German Low German: Steefkind
• Old Dutch: *stiopkind
  • Middle Dutch: stippekint, stiefkint
    • Dutch: stiefkind
• Old High German: stiofkind
  • Middle High German: stiefkint
    • German: Stiefkind