Where does “bag” come from?
bag (Danish) comes from Danish bage, from Old Norse baka, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.
bag (Danish): behind, bottom, butt, buttocks; seat; behind
Definitions
- behind, bottom, butt, buttocks; seat; behind
Ancestry of “bag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | bage | to bake; indefinite plural of bag |
| 2 | Old Norse | baka | to bake |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |