Where does “sockenstämma” come from?
sockenstämma (Swedish) comes from Swedish socken, from Middle High German soc, from Old High German soc, from Proto-West Germanic *sokk, from Proto-Germanic sukkaz, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.
sockenstämma (Swedish): a parish meeting
Definitions
- a parish meeting
Ancestry of “sockenstämma”, step by step
sockenstämma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish socken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | socken | a parish, a municipality; the geographic area of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | soc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | soc | sock |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sokk | light footwear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sukkaz | light footwear; sock |
| 6 | Latin | soccus | slipper; comedy |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σύκχος | a kind of shoe |
via Swedish stämma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stämma | a voice; a pitch, a part; a meeting, an assembly |
| 2 | Middle Low German | stemmen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *stemnian | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stabnijan | to make oneself be heard |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *stabnijaną | to make oneself be heard |