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Where does “bagage” come from?

bagage (Dutch) comes from Middle French bagage, from Old French bagage, from Old Norse baggi, from Proto-Indo-European bʰak-.

bagage (Dutch): baggage; luggage; load, a person's relevant ...

Definitions

  1. baggage; luggage; load, a person's relevant ...

Ancestry of “bagage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbagagebaggage
2Old Frenchbagagebaggage
3Old Norsebaggibag, pack, satchel, bundle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰak-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰak- →