English

insteep

From in- + steep.

Formed from in- + steep

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in ‘into’

English in-

Proto-Germanic *staupaz

Proto-West Germanic *staup

Old English stēap ‘high’

Middle English steep

English steep

Today it means

verb To steep or soak; drench.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.