Where does “strumpfsockert” come from?

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

strumpfsockert (German): stockinged

Definitions

  1. stockinged

Ancestry of “strumpfsockert”, step by step

strumpfsockert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German sockert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansockert—
Every word from Proto-Germanic strumpaz →Every word from Old High German *strumpf →Every word from Middle High German strumpf →