Where does “sok” come from?
sok (Danish) comes from Old Norse søkkr, from Proto-Germanic sukkaz, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.
sok (Danish): sock
Ancestry of “sok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | søkkr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sukkaz | light footwear; sock |
| 3 | Latin | soccus | slipper; comedy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύκχος | a kind of shoe |