Where does “magsäck” come from?

magsäck (Swedish) comes from Swedish mage, from Old Swedish maghi, from Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic magô, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

magsäck (Swedish): stomach

Definitions

  1. stomach

Ancestry of “magsäck”, step by step

magsäck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmagestomach; body part between thorax and pelvis;...
2Old Swedishmaghistomach
3Old Norsemagistomach
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch

via Swedish säck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsäcksack; a bag
2Old Norsesekkrsack, big bag
3Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
4Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
5Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic magô →Every word from Old Norse magi →