Where does “bagáž” come from?

bagáž (Slovak) comes from English baggage, from Middle English bagage, from Old French bagage, from Old Norse baggi, from Proto-Indo-European bʰak-.

bagáž (Slovak): rabble, riffraff

Definitions

  1. rabble, riffraff

Ancestry of “bagáž”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbaggageLuggage; traveling equipment; Factors, especially...
2Middle Englishbagagebaggage; luggage
3Old Frenchbagagebaggage
4Old Norsebaggibag, pack, satchel, bundle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰak-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰak- →Every word from Old Norse baggi →Every word from Old French bagage →