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Where does “smurf” come from?

smurf (French) comes from English smurf, 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 (French): a sort of breakdancing

Definitions

  1. a sort of breakdancing

Ancestry of “smurf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmurfA blue pixie with white stocking cap, from the...
2Dutchsmurfsmurf
3Frenchschtroumpfsmurf; smurfy
4Germanstrumpf—
5Middle High Germanstrumpf—
6Old High German*strumpf—
7Proto-Germanicstrumpazstem, stalk

Words derived from “smurf”

  • smurfer
Every word from Proto-Germanic strumpaz →