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Where does “Biwaksack” come from?

Biwaksack (German) comes from German sack, from Middle High German sac, from Old High German sac, from Proto-West Germanic sakku, from Proto-Germanic sakkuz, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

Biwaksack (German): bivouac sack, bivouac bag

Definitions

  1. bivouac sack, bivouac bag

Ancestry of “Biwaksack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansack—
2Middle High Germansac—
3Old High Germansac—
4Proto-West Germanicsakku—
5Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
6Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
7Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
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