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Where does “sock” come from?

Sock comes from Old English sōcn, from Latin soccus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-, meaning to follow or pursue.

sock (English): A knitted or woven covering for the foot; A shoe...

Definitions

  1. A knitted or woven covering for the foot; A shoe...

Ancestry of “sock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsocplowshare; Boston butt
2Vulgar Latinsoccus—
3Proto-Celticsukkos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “sock”

  • socks
  • windsock
  • sockless
  • sockdolager
  • sockful
  • oversocks
  • socklike
  • bedsock
  • besocked
  • socklet
  • sockmaker
  • socklessness
  • sockette
  • wind sock
  • undersock
  • soksi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →