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Where does “smurffi” come from?

smurffi (Finnish) 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.

smurffi (Finnish): smurf; police officer

Definitions

  1. smurf; police officer

Ancestry of “smurffi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsmurfsmurf
2Frenchschtroumpfsmurf; smurfy
3Germanstrumpf—
4Middle High Germanstrumpf—
5Old High German*strumpf—
6Proto-Germanicstrumpazstem, stalk

Words derived from “smurffi”

  • smurffipuku
Every word from Proto-Germanic strumpaz →