Where does “bagage” come from?

bagage (Old French) comes from Old Norse baggi, from Proto-Indo-European bʰak-.

bagage (Old French): baggage

Definitions

  1. baggage

Ancestry of “bagage”, step by step

bagage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse baggi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebaggibag, pack, satchel, bundle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰak-

via Old French bague

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbaguebundle; pack, bundle

Words derived from “bagage

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰak-Every word from Old Norse baggi