Quote Originally Posted by Robin
About kilt socks (they're called hoses...don't ask me why)
Indo-European *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal"
Proto-Germanic *khusan "covering"
Old Norse: hosa
Middle High German: hose "covering for the leg" (pronounced "hosa")
German: Hose "trousers" (i.e. Lederhosen)
English c.1100 hosa "covering for the leg"

Hosiery is first recorded in 1790, from Middle English hosier "hose-maker" (1403).

Andrew.