English

giftbag

From gift + bag.

A compound of gift + bag

Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- ‘to give; to take’

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Proto-Germanic *giftiz ‘giving, gift’

Proto-West Germanic *gifti

Old English ġift ‘marriage payment, dowry’

Middle English yifte

English gift

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

Middle English bagge ‘a fabric container’

English bag

Today it means

noun A bag of gifts.

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