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Where does “klootzak” come from?

klootzak (Dutch) comes from Dutch zak, from English Sack, from Middle English sak, from Old English sacc, from Old English sæcc, from Proto-West Germanic sakku, from Proto-Germanic sakkuz, from Latin saccus — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

klootzak (Dutch): A ball sack; A common term of abuse for a man,...

Definitions

  1. A ball sack; A common term of abuse for a man,...

Ancestry of “klootzak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzaka container made of textile, leather or paper...
2EnglishSacksack
3Middle Englishsakbag, sackcloth
4Old Englishsaccsack, bag
5Old Englishsæccbattle, strife, fighting
6Proto-West Germanicsakku—
7Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
8Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
9Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
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