Etymology of the English word steppe
the English word
steppederived from the German word
steppederived from the Russian word
step'derived from the Old Russian word
stepDate
The earliest known usage of steppe in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
steppe, French
steppe, German
Steppe, Icelandic
steppa, Italian
steppa, Lithuanian
stepe, Polish
step, Russian
cтeпь, Swedish
stäppUsage
Word found in Modern English