Where does “gisok” come from?

gisok (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon sok, from Proto-West Germanic *sokk, from Proto-Germanic sukkaz, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

gisok (Old Saxon): search

Definitions

  1. search

Ancestry of “gisok”, step by step

gisok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon sok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsok—
2Proto-West Germanic*sokklight footwear
3Proto-Germanicsukkazlight footwear; sock
4Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
5Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

via Old Saxon gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →Every word from Latin soccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sukkaz →