Where does “bag” come from?

bag (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English bag, from Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi, from Proto-Indo-European bʰak-.

bag (Norwegian Nynorsk): A purse more or less similar to a bag or sack; a...

Definitions

  1. A purse more or less similar to a bag or sack; a...

Ancestry of “bag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbagA flexible container made of cloth, paper,...
2Middle EnglishbaggeA fabric container; a bag, sack, pouch, purse, or...
3Old Norsebaggibag, pack, satchel, bundle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰak-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰak- →Every word from Old Norse baggi →Every word from Middle English bagge →