Etymology

bagman

B3A1G2M3A1N1

Today it means: A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments. Full definition →

Middle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann
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The story

  1. Old Norsebaggibor.?
  2. Old Frenchbaguebor.?
  3. Middle Englishbagge
  4. Englishbag
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  6. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  8. Old Englishmann
  9. Middle Englishman
  10. English todaybagman

From bag + -man.

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