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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”

  • redgarnsstrumpa
  • långstrumpa
  • Pippi Långstrump
  • strumpbyxa
Every word from Proto-Germanic strumpaz →