Where does “socage” come from?

socage (Old French) comes from Old French soc, from Vulgar Latin soccus, 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...

socage (Old French): socage (system whereby a tenant would pay a rent or do some agricultural work for the landlord)

Definitions

  1. socage (system whereby a tenant would pay a rent or do some agricultural work for the landlord)

Ancestry of “socage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsocsoke; plowshare
2Vulgar Latinsoccus
3Proto-Celticsukkospig (snout)
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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