Where does “štumf” come from?

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

štumf (Serbo-Croatian): sock

Definitions

sock

Ancestry of “štumf”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	strumpf	—
2	Middle High German	strumpf	—
3	Old High German	*strumpf	—
4	Proto-Germanic	strumpaz	stem, stalk

Every word from Proto-Germanic strumpaz →

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