Baggage
/ˈbæɡ.ɪdʒ/noun
Luggage or belongings carried during travel; also, burdens or unwanted emotional baggage.
Did you know?In earlier English, baggage could mean not just luggage but an army’s supply train and encumbrances, which is why the word still feels like something heavy you can’t quite put down.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*bagga-
“a bag or pouch”
Old Norse
ON
baggi
“a bag, bundle, or pack”
Old French
OF
bagage
“baggage, luggage; a pack of goods”
Middle English
English
bagage
“luggage, supplies, or military baggage”
Modern English
English
baggage
“luggage; by extension, burdens or emotional encumbrances”