Where does “Sakgaass” come from?

Sakgaass (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Gaass, from Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

Sakgaass (Luxembourgish): cul-de-sac, blind alley, dead end

Definitions

  1. cul-de-sac, blind alley, dead end

Ancestry of “Sakgaass”, step by step

Sakgaass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Gaass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishGaassalley
2Middle High Germangazze—
3Old High Germangazzalane
4Proto-West Germanic*gatwā—
5Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

via Luxembourgish Sak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSaksack; scrotum
2Old High Germansac—
3Proto-West Germanicsakkusack, bag
4Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
5Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
6Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →