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

  1. stocking, long sock; sock; mantle

Ancestry of “kous”, step by step

kous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch couse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcouse
2Picard Old Frenchcauce
3Vulgar Latincalceagarment covering foot and leg
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latvian kauss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankausscup, goblet, bowl; ladle; scale, pan
2Proto-Balto-Slavickáuˀtei
3Proto-Indo-Europeankowh₂-to beat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankewh₂-to hit, to strike; to forge

Words derived from “kous

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ