Where does “bagless” come from?
bagless (English) comes from English bag, from Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi, from Proto-Indo-European bʰak-.
bagless (English): Without a bag, or one's bag
Definitions
- Without a bag, or one's bag
Ancestry of “bagless”, step by step
bagless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | bag | A flexible container made of cloth, paper,... |
| 2 | Middle English | bagge | A fabric container; a bag, sack, pouch, purse, or... |
| 3 | Old Norse | baggi | bag, pack, satchel, bundle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰak- | — |
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |