Where does “dossbag” come from?
dossbag (English) comes from English bag, from Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi, from Proto-Indo-European bʰak-.
dossbag (English): A sleeping bag
Ancestry of “dossbag”, step by step
dossbag 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 doss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | doss | To avoid work, shirk, etc; To sleep in the open... |
| 2 | Latin | dorsum | back, part of the body between the neck and... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | dorsom | — |