Etymology

debag

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Today it means: To remove (something) from a bag. Full definition →

English bag ← Middle English bagge ← Old French baguebor.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Old Norsebaggibor.?
  8. Old Frenchbaguebor.?
  9. Middle Englishbagge
  10. Englishbag
  11. English todaydebag

From de- + bag.

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