English
steppage
From step + -age.
Formed from step + -age
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
Today it means
noun A high-stepping gait sometimes used to compensate for foot drop.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / steppage