SCOTCH is an ENGISH word and according to the oxford dictionary it is an abbrieviation of SCOTTISH which in turn means from Scotland. Hence Scotch egg,Scotch person Scotch mist, Scotch Whisky - By the way whiskey was ivented by the irish, the Scotch can't even spell it correctly.

By the way A Scot is a town in Berkshire or an immersion heater.

Sweaty Sock = cockney rhyming slang for Jock. which in turn is an abbrieviation of Jockistani (translated as: tight fisted porridge quaffer)