Step

Morpheme

Step

Type

free base

Denotation

go, walk, proceed, advance, move

Etymology

Middle English steppen; Old English steppan, steppe, stepe

Evidence

doorstep, footstep, instep, misstep, overstep, quickstep, sidestep, stairstep, step, stepchair, stepladder, stepmeal, stepover, stepped, stepper, stepping, steps, stepstool, stepwise, upstep