Where does “Strumpf” come from?

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

Strumpf (German): stocking; hose; stocking; sock

Definitions

  1. stocking; hose; stocking; sock

Ancestry of “Strumpf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstrumpf—
2Old High German*strumpf—
3Proto-Germanicstrumpazstem, stalk
Every word from Proto-Germanic strumpaz →Every word from Old High German *strumpf →Every word from Middle High German strumpf →