The story
- Old English · derived fromstēopċild
- Middle English · inherited fromstepchildren
- English todaystepchildren
From Middle English stepchildren, stepchildre, remodelled based on child from Old English stēopċild (nominative/accusative), stēopċilda (genitive), and stēopċildum (dative) ("stepchildren"). Equivalent to step- + children.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.