Where does “Sokke” come from?
Sokke (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian sokka, from Proto-Germanic sokkaz, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.
Sokke (Saterland Frisian): sock
Ancestry of “Sokke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | sokka | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sokkaz | — |
| 3 | Latin | soccus | slipper; comedy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύκχος | a kind of shoe |