Where does “Schlauchsocke” come from?

Schlauchsocke (German) comes from German Socke, from Middle Low German socke, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

Schlauchsocke (German): tube sock

Definitions

  1. tube sock

Ancestry of “Schlauchsocke”, step by step

Schlauchsocke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Socke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSockesock
2Middle Low Germansockeshort socks
3Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
4Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

via German Schlauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlauchhose; tube; waterskin; wineskin; potbelly; paunch
2Middle High Germanslūchslough, skin shed by a snake; gulf, abyss
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →Every word from Latin soccus →Every word from Middle Low German socke →