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Where does “sæcc” come from?

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

sæcc (Old English): battle, strife, fighting

Definitions

  1. battle, strife, fighting

Ancestry of “sæcc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsakku—
2Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
3Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
4Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

Words derived from “sæcc”

  • sack
  • woolsack
  • sackful
  • gripsack
  • sacker
  • packsack
  • sacklike
  • hopsack
  • sackable
  • floursack
  • nutsack
  • sackage
  • sackload
  • daysack
  • mailsack
  • hackysack
  • coalsack
  • unsackable
  • ballsack
  • cornsack
  • towsack
  • sleepsack
  • sackwise
  • nectosac
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