Where does “saddlebag” come from?

Saddlebag comes from English bag, derived from Old Norse baggi, which traces to Proto-Indo-European bʰak-.

saddlebag (English): A covered pouch, usually one of a pair, laid...

Definitions

  1. A covered pouch, usually one of a pair, laid...

Ancestry of “saddlebag”, step by step

saddlebag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English saddle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsaddleA seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse...
2English-ingUsed to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,...
3Old English-ingForming nouns from verbs, indicating action,...
4Old English-tūnhomestead, village, town
5Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
6Proto-West Germanictūnfence
7Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
8Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
9Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via English bag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbagA flexible container made of cloth, paper,...
2Middle EnglishbaggeA fabric container; a bag, sack, pouch, purse, or...
3Old Norsebaggibag, pack, satchel, bundle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰak-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →