Where does “knapsacker” come from?

knapsacker (English) comes from English knapsack, from Low German knapzak, from Dutch knapzak, from Dutch zak, from English Sack, from Middle English sak, from Old English sacc, from Old English sæcc — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

knapsacker (English): One who goes travelling with a knapsack

Definitions

  1. One who goes travelling with a knapsack

Ancestry of “knapsacker”, step by step

knapsacker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English knapsack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishknapsackA case of canvas or leather, for carrying items...
2Low Germanknapzak
3Dutchknapzakbindle or other food bag
4Dutchzaka container made of textile, leather or paper...
5EnglishSackA bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel
6Middle Englishsakbag, sackcloth
7Old Englishsaccsack, bag
8Old Englishsæccbattle, strife, fighting
9Proto-West Germanicsakkusack, bag
10Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
11Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
12Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκος