Where does “sack” come from?

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

sack (Pennsylvania German): bag, sack

Definitions

  1. bag, sack

Ancestry of “sack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansac—
2Proto-West Germanicsakkusack, bag
3Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
4Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
5Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκος →Every word from Latin saccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakkuz →