Old English · adverb
stæpmælum
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈstæpˌmæː.lum/
- Syllables
- ˈstæp · ˌmæː · lum (3 syllables)
Meaning
step by step; gradually, by degrees
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *stapimālum. Cognate with Old High German stapfmālum. Equivalent to stæpe + -mǣlum.
Descendants
stepmeal
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