Where does “Socke” come from?

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

Socke (German): sock

Definitions

  1. sock

Ancestry of “Socke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Socke”

Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →Every word from Latin soccus →Every word from Middle Low German socke →