Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “strümpe” come from?

strümpe (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic strumpaz — stem, stalk.

Ancestry of “strümpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstrumpazstem, stalk

Words derived from “strümpe”

  • strømpe
  • julestrømpe
  • strømpebukse
  • strømpe
  • strømpebukse
Every word from Proto-Germanic strumpaz →