Where does “šoc” come from?

šoc (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German schatz, from Middle High German schaz, from Old High German scaz, from Proto-Germanic *skatt.

šoc (Serbo-Croatian): lover, paramour, especially of a married woman

Definitions

  1. lover, paramour, especially of a married woman

Ancestry of “šoc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschatztreasure
2Middle High Germanschaz—
3Old High Germanscaz—
4Proto-Germanic*skatt—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *skatt →Every word from Old High German scaz →Every word from Middle High German schaz →