Where does “tubsocka” come from?

tubsocka (Swedish) comes from Swedish socka, from Old Norse søkkr, from Proto-Germanic sukkaz, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

tubsocka (Swedish): a tube sock

Definitions

  1. a tube sock

Ancestry of “tubsocka”, step by step

tubsocka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish socka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsockaa sock
2Old Norsesøkkrsock
3Proto-Germanicsukkazlight footwear; sock
4Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
5Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

via Swedish tub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtuba tube (container)
2EnglishtubeAnything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape;...
3Middle Frenchtubeconduit; canal; pipe
4Latintubustube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices
5LatintubaA long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →Every word from Latin soccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sukkaz →