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Where does “sokk” come from?

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

sokk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a hollow; inflection of søkka: ## present ##...

Definitions

  1. a hollow; inflection of søkka: ## present ##...

Ancestry of “sokk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sokk”

  • søkkvåt
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →