Socken

Meaning

alternative form of Socke

Socke

sock

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Concepts

socks

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sock

stocking

stockings

Synonyms

Kniestrümpfe

Socke

Strumpf

Strümpfe

Translations

calcetín

mitjó

calcetí

κάλτσα

chaussette

chaussettes

calzino

calzetta

calzini

calzettoni

gore

kurik

sok

michon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɔkɛ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: soc

Inherited from Old High German: soc

In summary

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 (súkkhos, “a kind of shoe”), probably from Phrygian, Anatolian, or another substrate language from Asia Minor.