Where does “sak” come from?

sak (Middle English) comes from Old English sacc, from Old English sæcc, from Proto-West Germanic sakku, from Proto-Germanic sakkuz, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

sak (Middle English): bag, sackcloth

Definitions

  1. bag, sackcloth

Ancestry of “sak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsaccsack, bag
2Old Englishsæccbattle, strife, fighting
3Proto-West Germanicsakkusack, bag
4Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
5Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
6Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

Words derived from “sak”

Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκος →Every word from Latin saccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakkuz →