Etymograph

English

gamebag

From game + bag.

A compound of game + bag

Proto-Germanic *gamaną ‘amusement, pleasure’

Proto-West Germanic *gaman ‘pleasure, fun, amusement’

Old English gamen ‘sport, game, pastime’

Middle English game

English game

Old Norse baggi ‘bag, pack, satchel, bundle’

Middle English bagge ‘a fabric container’

English bag

Today it means

noun A hunter's pouch for storing game.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gamebag