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Funny story. In current Dutch, the word 'stoep' means side walk, and has nothing to do with these kind of stairs. I'm the Dutch golden age, in which the inner

Funny story. In current Dutch, the word 'stoep' means side walk, and has nothing to do with these kind of stairs. I'm the Dutch golden age, in which the inner city of Amsterdam got it's channels, they did add these stoops to the big mansions for exactly the same reason.

jpcooper 6y ago
The Van Dale dictionary seems to list another meaning of ‘stoep’ as steps to a house. Have I understood correctly? https://www.vandale.nl/gratis-woordenboek/nederlands/betekenis/stoep#.X-lEI-S6nDs https://www.vandale.nl/gratis-woordenboek/nederlands/beteken...
- SftwreEngnr 6y ago
  What does the dictionary say?
- dep_b 6y ago
  Interesting. While “op de stoep staan” is a very common expression nobody knows it’s actually about those stairs in front of a house.
  - jpcooper 6y ago
    ‘Geen poep op de stoep’ applies to both meanings as well.