Where does “hosepack” come from?
hosepack (English) comes from English pack, from Middle English pakken, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
hosepack (English): A kind of backpack containing, or made from, fire hose
Definitions
- A kind of backpack containing, or made from, fire hose
Ancestry of “hosepack”, step by step
hosepack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pack | A bundle made up and prepared to be carried;... |
| 2 | Middle English | pakken | To pack; to put into a pack or container; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English hose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hose | A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | hose | Stockings or tights; pants, trousers; hose;... |
| 3 | Old English | hose | pant leg, stocking; pants, trousers; hose |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hosā | outer cover, shell; leggings, trousers |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | husǭ | An outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |