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Where does “baggager” come from?

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

baggager (English): One who takes care of baggage; a camp follower

Definitions

  1. One who takes care of baggage; a camp follower

Ancestry of “baggager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbaggageLuggage; traveling equipment; Factors, especially...
2Middle Englishbagagebaggage; luggage
3Old Frenchbagagebaggage
4Old Norsebaggibag, pack, satchel, bundle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰak-—
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