Where does “magesekk” come from?

magesekk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mage, from Norwegian Nynorsk mage, from Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic magô, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

magesekk (Norwegian Bokmål): stomach

Definitions

  1. stomach

Ancestry of “magesekk”, step by step

magesekk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmageabdomen, belly, stomach
2Norwegian Nynorskmageabdomen, belly, stomach; to gut; to regurgitate
3Old Norsemagistomach
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch

via Norwegian Bokmål sekk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsekka bag or sack
2Old Norsesekkrsack, big bag
3Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
4Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
5Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic magô →Every word from Old Norse magi →