An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/steppen
steppen, verb ‘to quilt, stitch,’ from Middle High German stëppen, ‘to prick here and there, sew in rows, stitch’; an intensive form from the root of Stift.
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steppen, verb ‘to quilt, stitch,’ from Middle High German stëppen, ‘to prick here and there, sew in rows, stitch’; an intensive form from the root of Stift.