Where does “pung” come from?

pung (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish punger, from Old Norse pungr, from Proto-Germanic pungaz — small bag; purse.

pung (Swedish): purse; scrotum; a pouch in marsupials where it...

Definitions

  1. purse; scrotum; a pouch in marsupials where it...

Ancestry of “pung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishpunger—
2Old Norsepungr—
3Proto-Germanicpungazsmall bag; purse

Words derived from “pung”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pungaz →Every word from Old Norse pungr →Every word from Old Swedish punger →