Where does “bag” come from?

bag (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic *baug, from Proto-Germanic baugaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

bag (Old Frisian): a ring

Definitions

  1. a ring

Ancestry of “bag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*baugring, bracelet
2Proto-Germanicbaugaza bend; bow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baugaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *baug →