Where does “Dottersack” come from?

Dottersack (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...

Dottersack (German): yolk sac

Definitions

  1. yolk sac

Ancestry of “Dottersack”, step by step

Dottersack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansacksack large bag, especially one made of fabric
2Middle High Germansac
3Old High Germansac
4Proto-West Germanicsakkusack, bag
5Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
6Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
7Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

via German Dotter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDotteryolk; dodder
2Middle High Germantoteregg yolk, yolk
3Old High Germantotoroyolk
4Proto-West Germanicdodrōegg yolk
Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκοςEvery word from Latin saccusEvery word from Proto-Germanic sakkuz