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Where does “strømpe” come from?

strømpe (Danish) comes from Middle High German strumpf, from Old High German *strumpf, from Proto-Germanic strumpaz — stem, stalk.

strømpe (Danish): stocking

Definitions

  1. stocking

Ancestry of “strømpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstrumpf—
2Old High German*strumpf—
3Proto-Germanicstrumpazstem, stalk
Every word from Proto-Germanic strumpaz →