Where does “beanbag” come from?
Beanbag combines English bean, from Middle English been, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰak-, with bag, from Middle English been tracing to Proto-Indo-European bʰak-.
beanbag (English): A piece of soft furniture consisting of a leather...
Definitions
- A piece of soft furniture consisting of a leather...
Ancestry of “beanbag”, step by step
beanbag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bean | Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic... |
| 2 | Middle English | bene | gracious, generous, pleasant; neighbourly help,... |
| 3 | Old English | bēn | prayer, request; prayer, request, petition,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | banjō | wound |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-yeh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |