Where does “smerf” come from?

smerf (Polish) comes from Dutch smurf, from French schtroumpf, from German strumpf, from Middle High German strumpf, from Old High German *strumpf, from Proto-Germanic strumpaz — stem, stalk.

smerf (Polish): smurf

Definitions

  1. smurf

Ancestry of “smerf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsmurfsmurf
2Frenchschtroumpfsmurf; smurfy
3Germanstrumpfstocking; hose women’s undergarment covering the foot, the lower leg, and part of the thigh
4Middle High Germanstrumpf—
5Old High German*strumpf—
6Proto-Germanicstrumpazstem, stalk
Every word from Proto-Germanic strumpaz →