Where does “sleepsack” come from?

sleepsack (English) comes from English Sack, from Middle English sak, from Old English sacc, from Old English sæcc, from Proto-West Germanic sakku, from Proto-Germanic sakkuz, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

sleepsack (English): A kind of wearable blanket for a baby; A device...

Definitions

  1. A kind of wearable blanket for a baby; A device...

Ancestry of “sleepsack”, step by step

sleepsack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Sack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSackA 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
2Middle Englishsakbag, sackcloth
3Old Englishsaccsack, bag
4Old Englishsæccbattle, strife, fighting
5Proto-West Germanicsakkusack, bag
6Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
7Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
8Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

via English sleep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsleepTo rest in a state of reduced consciousness; To...
2Middle Englishslepento sleep; to become asleep, to cause to sleep; to...
3Old Englishslǣpan
4Proto-West Germanicslāpanto sleep
5Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid
Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκοςEvery word from Latin saccusEvery word from Proto-Germanic sakkuz
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