Bag
/bæɡ/noun
A flexible container used for carrying or holding things.
Did you know?English bag is first recorded in the Middle Ages, and its exact origin is uncertain, but it likely came through Old Norse or a related Germanic source—showing how ordinary words can arrive with a ghostly trail of borrowed forms.
Etymological Timeline
Old Norse / Early Germanic
Old Norse
baggi
“A bundle, pack, or sack-like load”
Middle English
English
bagge
“A bag, pouch, or sack”
15th Century
English
bag
“A container for carrying things”
Modern English
English
bag
“A flexible container used for holding or carrying items”