Where does “cag” come from?

cag (English) comes from Swedish kagge, from Old Norse kaggi, from Proto-Germanic kagô — pin, stick; bush, shrub, treestump.

cag (English): keg; cagoule; A projecting piece left on a tree...

Definitions

  1. keg; cagoule; A projecting piece left on a tree...

Ancestry of “cag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkaggea keg; a belly, a stomach
2Old Norsekaggikeg, cask
3Proto-Germanickagôpin, stick; bush, shrub, treestump

Words derived from “cag”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kagô →Every word from Old Norse kaggi →Every word from Swedish kagge →