Where does “sztrimpa” come from?

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

sztrimpa (Kashubian): stocking

Definitions

  1. stocking

Ancestry of “sztrimpa”, step by step

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-Germanic strumpaz →Every word from Old High German *strumpf →Every word from Middle High German strumpf →
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