Where does “kous” come from?

kous (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch couse, from Picard Old French cauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

kous (Dutch): stocking, long sock; sock; mantle

Definitions

stocking, long sock; sock; mantle

Ancestry of “kous”, step by step

kous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch couse

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Dutch	couse	—
2	Picard Old French	cauce	—
3	Vulgar Latin	calcea	garment covering foot and leg
4	Latin	calceus	shoe
5	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
6	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latvian kauss

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latvian	kauss	cup, goblet, bowl; ladle; scale, pan
2	Proto-Balto-Slavic	káuˀtei	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	kowh₂-	to beat
4	Proto-Indo-European	kewh₂-	to hit, to strike; to forge

Words derived from “kous”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Latin calceus →