Where does “pungsäck” come from?

pungsäck (Swedish) comes from Swedish säck, from Old Norse sekkr, from Proto-Germanic sakkuz, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

pungsäck (Swedish): a scrotum

Definitions

  1. a scrotum

Ancestry of “pungsäck”, step by step

pungsäck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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...

via Swedish pung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpungpurse; scrotum; a pouch in marsupials where it...
2Old Swedishpunger—
3Old Norsepungr—
4Proto-Germanicpungazsmall bag; purse
Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκος →Every word from Latin saccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakkuz →