Where does “Seidenstrumpf” come from?

Seidenstrumpf (German) comes from German seiden, from German Seide, from Middle High German sīde, from Old High German sīda, from Proto-Germanic *sīdā, from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā — to satiate, satisfy.

Seidenstrumpf (German): silk stocking

Definitions

  1. silk stocking

Ancestry of “Seidenstrumpf”, step by step

Seidenstrumpf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German seiden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanseidensilken
2GermanSeidesilk; Any of several parasitic vines, of the...
3Middle High Germansīde
4Old High Germansīdasilk
5Proto-Germanic*sīdā
6Latinsēta
7Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
8Proto-Italicsaitā
9Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-
10Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

via German strumpf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrumpfstocking; hose women’s undergarment covering the foot, the lower leg, and part of the thigh
2Middle High Germanstrumpf
3Old High German*strumpf
4Proto-Germanicstrumpazstem, stalk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂-
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