Etymology

stoep

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Today it means: A raised veranda in front of a house. Full definition →

Afrikaans stoep ← Dutch stoep ← Middle Dutch stoep
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  1. Middle Dutch · derived fromstoep
  2. Dutch · derived fromstoep
  3. Afrikaans · borrowed fromstoep
  4. English todaystoep

Borrowed from Afrikaans stoep, from Dutch stoep, from Middle Dutch stoep. Doublet of stoop.

Words from the same roots

Dutchstoep all →

stoop

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.