sted-
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Older stif-, from Old Danish stiup-, styp-, stib-, from Old Norse stjúp-, from Proto-Germanic *steupa- (“bereft, step-”), cognate with Swedish styv-, English step-, German stief-. In modern Danish influenced by the noun sted (“place, stead”) (virtually = "instead").
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
sted-
- step- (a prefix indicating the individual being referred to is related through the marriage of a parent)