Where does “knästrumpa” come from?

knästrumpa (Swedish) comes from Swedish knä, from Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

knästrumpa (Swedish): a sock that reaches (almost) up to the knee; a knee sock, knee-high

Definitions

  1. a sock that reaches (almost) up to the knee; a knee sock, knee-high

Ancestry of “knästrumpa”, step by step

knästrumpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish knä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknäknee; the joint between the thigh and the lower...
2Old Norseknéknee
3Proto-Germanicknewąknee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

via Swedish strumpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstrumpaa sock, a stocking
2Middle High Germanstrumpf—
3Old High German*strumpf—
4Proto-Germanicstrumpazstem, stalk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →