The threshold or step right outside a door at the entrance of a building, where you stand before entering.
A compound of 'door' (from Old English 'dor') and 'step' (from Old English 'steppan'). First recorded in English around the 1600s.
The phrase 'on your doorstep' literally describes something very close and immediately available—it's become a metaphor for anything nearby, which is why delivery companies use it to mean bringing goods to your home!
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