Where does “bisæcc” come from?

bisæcc (Old English) comes 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...

bisæcc (Old English): wallet

Definitions

  1. wallet

Ancestry of “bisæcc”, step by step

bisæcc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sæcc

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

via Latin bisaccium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbisacciumdouble saddlebag, twofold horse-holdall, wallet
2Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
3Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκος →Every word from Latin saccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakkuz →