Where does “tuckerbag” come from?
tuckerbag (English) comes from English tucker, from English tuck, from Old French estoc, from Italian stocco, from Middle Dutch stōken, from Old Dutch stokon, from Proto-Germanic stukōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- — to push, to hit.
tuckerbag (English): A traditional bag for carrying food (tucker), often a pouch with a drawstring
Definitions
- A traditional bag for carrying food (tucker), often a pouch with a drawstring
Ancestry of “tuckerbag”, step by step
tuckerbag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tucker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tucker | To tire out or exhaust a person or animal; One... |
| 2 | English | tuck | To pull or gather up; To push into a snug... |
| 3 | Old French | estoc | rapier; end of a sword, rapier; the point of a... |
| 4 | Italian | stocco | tuck; A rapier, a sword; corn plant after cobs... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stōken | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | stokon | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stukōną | to push, to thrust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |