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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "strumpf" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "strumpf" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.
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Is this also the word for stocking[s] ?
I guess you mean the thin nylon ones?
Because Pipi Longstocking is definitely called “Langstrumpf” in German. It’s not the first association though. I think people call them “Seidenstrümpfe” or “Nylonstrümpfe” just to make it clear what they have in mind.