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steppen

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Danish

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Noun

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steppen c

  1. definite singular of steppe

German

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German steppen, itself either borrowed from Old Saxon steppon (to pierce, mark with stitches) or inherited from a Central German cognate of the same. Closely related with stippen, which see.

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Verb

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steppen (weak, third-person singular present steppt, past tense steppte, past participle gesteppt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to sew a straight seam with narrow stitches
  2. (by extension) to quilt
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Etymology 2

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Early 20th century, from English step. Either directly from the verb or by backformation from Stepptanz, from English step dance.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɛpən/, (less often) /ˈstɛpən/

Verb

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steppen (weak, third-person singular present steppt, past tense steppte, past participle gesteppt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to step-dance, (especially) to tap-dance
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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English stæppan, steppan, from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan, from Proto-Germanic *stapjaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛpən/, /ˈstapən/

Verb

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steppen (transitive, intransitive)

  1. To step; to place one's foot down.
  2. To step onto; to lift one's foot onto a higher place.
  3. To go; to walk or move:
    1. To go to a specified location; to travel or take oneself.
    2. (figurative) To move onwards; to keep doing something .

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This verb tends to become weak in later Middle English.

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Descendants

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  • English: step
  • Scots: stap, stop, step

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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steppen m

  1. definite singular of steppe