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Origins of step sister etc?

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I am wondering what the origins of the expression "step sister" etc is.

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  1. Main Entry: step-

    Function: combining form

    Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stëop-; akin to Old High German stiof- step-, Old English astepan to deprive, bereave

    : related by virtue of a remarriage (as of a parent) and not by blood <stepparent> <stepsister>

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