Etymology Explorer › GermanWhere does “Sockelleiste” come from? Sockelleiste (German) comes from German Sockel, from French socle, from Italian zoccolo, from Latin socculus, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.
Sockelleiste (German): baseboard, skirting board, mopboard
Definitions baseboard, skirting board, mopboard Ancestry of “Sockelleiste”, step by step Sockelleiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sockel Step Language Word Meaning 1 German Sockel base; pedestal, plinth; socket for a chip or CPU 2 French socle plinth, pedestal, socle; basis, foundation, core... 3 Italian zoccolo hoof; clog; plinth 4 Latin socculus — 5 Latin soccus slipper; comedy 6 Ancient Greek σύκχος a kind of shoe
via German Leiste Step Language Word Meaning 1 German Leiste ledge; groin; bar 2 Middle High German līste strip of cloth 3 Old High German līsta — 4 Proto-Germanic līstōn —