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 women’s undergarment covering the foot, the lower leg, and part of the thigh

Definitions

  1. stocking; hose women’s undergarment covering the foot, the lower leg, and part of the thigh

Ancestry of “strumpf”, step by step

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

Words derived from “strumpf”

Every word from Proto-Germanic strumpaz →