strumpet

The story

1. Late Latin · derived fromstuprum“violation”
2. Middle Dutch · derived fromstrompen“to stalk”
3. Middle English · inherited fromstrumpet
4. English todaystrumpet

From Middle English strumpet, strompet, strumpett. Further origin uncertain; possibly from Middle Dutch strompen (“to stalk”) or strompe (“stocking”); or Late Latin stuprum (“violation”) or stuprare (“to violate”).