Where does “bag” come from?

bag (Portuguese) comes from English bag, from Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi, from Proto-Indo-European bʰak-.

bag (Portuguese): delivery bag

Definitions

  1. delivery bag

Ancestry of “bag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbagA flexible container made of cloth, paper,...
2Middle EnglishbaggeA fabric container; a bag, sack, pouch, purse, or...
3Old Norsebaggibag, pack, satchel, bundle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰak-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰak-Every word from Old Norse baggiEvery word from Middle English bagge
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