Where does “baggageman” come from?

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

baggageman (English): A railway employee who was in charge of the...

Definitions

  1. A railway employee who was in charge of the...

Ancestry of “baggageman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbaggageLuggage; traveling equipment; Factors, especially...
2Middle Englishbagagebaggage; luggage
3Old Frenchbagagebaggage
4Old Norsebaggibag, pack, satchel, bundle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰak-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰak- →Every word from Old Norse baggi →Every word from Old French bagage →