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

Definitions

  1. sock

Ancestry of “sok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesøkkrsock
2Proto-Germanicsukkazlight footwear; sock
3Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
4Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →Every word from Latin soccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sukkaz →