Where does “strumpa” come from?

strumpa (Swedish) comes from Middle High German strumpf, from Old High German *strumpf, from Proto-Germanic strumpaz — stem, stalk.

strumpa (Swedish): a sock, a stocking

Definitions

  1. a sock, a stocking

Ancestry of “strumpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstrumpf—
2Old High German*strumpf—
3Proto-Germanicstrumpazstem, stalk

Words derived from “strumpa”

Every word from Proto-Germanic strumpaz →Every word from Old High German *strumpf →Every word from Middle High German strumpf →