Stepping
/ˈstɛp.ɪŋ/noun
The act of taking a step or steps; moving by lifting and placing the feet.
Did you know?‘Step’ comes from a very old Germanic root meaning to tread or stamp, the same deep family behind words for a footprint and the idea of going by stages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*steb-
“to tread, stamp, or step”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*stapjaną
“to step or tread”
Old English
OE
stæppan
“to step, tread, or stride”
Middle English
ME
steppen
“to step or walk”
Modern English
English
stepping
“taking steps; walking or moving by steps”