Where does “begpacker” come from?
begpacker (English) comes from English backpacker, from English backpack, from English pack, from Middle English pakken, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna- — adjectival suffix.
begpacker (English): A backpacker who finances their travels by begging
Definitions
- A backpacker who finances their travels by begging
Ancestry of “begpacker”, step by step
begpacker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English backpacker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | backpacker | A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack;... |
| 2 | English | backpack | A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame,... |
| 3 | English | pack | A bundle made up and prepared to be carried;... |
| 4 | Middle English | pakken | To pack; to put into a pack or container; To... |
| 5 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 6 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 7 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English beg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beg | To request the help of someone, often in the form... |
| 2 | Middle English | beggen | to beg |
| 3 | Old English | becgan | — |
| 4 | Old English | bedecian | to beg |
| 5 | Old English | bedu | request; prayer; supplication; religious worship |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | betuyā | birch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷetu-yo-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |