Where does “långstrumpa” come from?

långstrumpa (Swedish) comes from Swedish lång, from Old Swedish langer, from Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

långstrumpa (Swedish): a long stocking

Definitions

  1. a long stocking

Ancestry of “långstrumpa”, step by step

långstrumpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lång

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlånglong; tall
2Old Swedishlangerlong
3Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Swedish strumpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstrumpaa sock, a stocking
2Middle High Germanstrumpf—
3Old High German*strumpf—
4Proto-Germanicstrumpazstem, stalk

Words derived from “långstrumpa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Old Norse langr →