Where does “זאָק” come from?
זאָק (Yiddish) comes 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.
זאָק (Yiddish): sock
Ancestry of “זאָק”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | soc | — |
| 2 | Old High German | soc | sock |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *sokk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sukkaz | light footwear; sock |
| 5 | Latin | soccus | slipper; comedy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σύκχος | a kind of shoe |