Where does “toolbag” come from?

toolbag (English) comes from English tool, from Middle English tool, from Old English tōl, from Proto-Germanic tōlą, from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- — to fit.

toolbag (English): A bag used to carry tools

Definitions

  1. A bag used to carry tools

Ancestry of “toolbag”, step by step

toolbag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoolA mechanical device intended to make a task...
2Middle EnglishtoolA tool, implement, or instrument; A instrument of...
3Old Englishtōltool, implement, instrument
4Proto-Germanictōlątool
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit

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 dewh₂- →
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