Where does “Sock” come from?

Sock (Plautdietsch) 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.

Sock (Plautdietsch): sock; foot

Definitions

  1. sock; foot

Ancestry of “Sock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsok—
2Proto-West Germanic*sokklight footwear
3Proto-Germanicsukkazlight footwear; sock
4Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
5Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →Every word from Latin soccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sukkaz →