Where does “панчоха” come from?
панчоха (Belarusian) comes from Polish pończocha, from Czech punčocha, from German Bundschuh, from German Schuh, from Middle High German schuo, from Old High German scuoh, from Proto-West Germanic skōh, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
панчоха (Belarusian): stocking
Definitions
- stocking
Ancestry of “панчоха”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pończocha | stocking |
| 2 | Czech | punčocha | stocking |
| 3 | German | Bundschuh | historic type of leather shoe, worn by German peasants in the middle ages |
| 4 | German | Schuh | shoe |
| 5 | Middle High German | schuo | — |
| 6 | Old High German | scuoh | shoe |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | skōh | shoe |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |