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Where does “zuurzak” come from?

zuurzak (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...

zuurzak (Dutch): The East Indian tree species Artocarpus...

Definitions

  1. The East Indian tree species Artocarpus...

Ancestry of “zuurzak”, 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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