Where does “smurf” come from?

smurf (English) comes from Dutch smurf, from French schtroumpf, from German strumpf, from Middle High German strumpf, from Old High German *strumpf, from Proto-Germanic strumpaz — stem, stalk.

smurf (English): A blue pixie with white stocking cap, from the...

Definitions

  1. A blue pixie with white stocking cap, from the...

Ancestry of “smurf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsmurfsmurf
2Frenchschtroumpfsmurf; smurfy
3Germanstrumpfstocking; hose women’s undergarment covering the foot, the lower leg, and part of the thigh
4Middle High Germanstrumpf—
5Old High German*strumpf—
6Proto-Germanicstrumpazstem, stalk

Words derived from “smurf”

Every word from Proto-Germanic strumpaz →Every word from Old High German *strumpf →Every word from Middle High German strumpf →
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