Where does “søkk” come from?

søkk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse søkkr, from Proto-Germanic sukkaz, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

søkk (Norwegian Bokmål): adverb

Definitions

  1. adverb

Ancestry of “søkk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesøkkrsock
2Proto-Germanicsukkazlight footwear; sock
3Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
4Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

Words derived from “søkk”

Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →Every word from Latin soccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sukkaz →