Where does “Wollsocke” come from?

Wollsocke (German) comes from German Wolle, from Middle High German wolle, from Old High German wolla, from Proto-West Germanic wullu, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Wollsocke (German): woolen sock, wool sock

Definitions

  1. woolen sock, wool sock

Ancestry of “Wollsocke”, step by step

Wollsocke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wolle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWollewool
2Middle High Germanwolle—
3Old High Germanwolla—
4Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
5Proto-Germanicwullōwool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via German Socke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSockesock
2Middle Low Germansockeshort socks
3Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
4Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →