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Where does “schtroumpf” come from?

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

schtroumpf (French): smurf; smurfy

Definitions

  1. smurf; smurfy

Ancestry of “schtroumpf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrumpf—
2Middle High Germanstrumpf—
3Old High German*strumpf—
4Proto-Germanicstrumpazstem, stalk

Words derived from “schtroumpf”

  • smurf
  • smurfy
  • smurffipuku
  • smurffi
  • smurf
  • smurfendebat
  • smurf
  • xì trum
Every word from Proto-Germanic strumpaz →