English
Stepford
From step + ford.
Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- ‘to support’
Proto-Germanic *stapjaną ‘to step’
Proto-West Germanic *stappjan ‘to step’
Old English steppan ‘to step’
Middle English steppen ‘to step’
English step
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to fare, cross’
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Proto-Germanic *furduz
Proto-West Germanic *furdu
Old English ford
Middle English fōrd
English ford
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Stepford