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Where does “socc” come from?

socc (Old English) comes from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

socc (Old English): sock

Definitions

  1. sock

Ancestry of “socc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticsukkos—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
4Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “socc”

  • socks
  • sock
  • soc
  • windsock
  • sockless
  • sockdolager
  • sockful
  • oversocks
  • socklike
  • bedsock
  • besocked
  • wind sock
  • undersock
  • socklet
  • socklessness
  • sockmaker
  • sockette
  • socspeak
  • sokke
  • socke
  • sok
  • soksi
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