Where does “beig” come from?

beig (Australian Kriol) comes from English bag, from Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi, from Proto-Indo-European bʰak-.

beig (Australian Kriol): bag

Definitions

  1. bag

Ancestry of “beig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbagA flexible container made of cloth, paper,...
2Middle EnglishbaggeA fabric container; a bag, sack, pouch, purse, or...
3Old Norsebaggibag, pack, satchel, bundle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰak-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰak- →Every word from Old Norse baggi →Every word from Middle English bagge →