Etymograph

English

haversack

Haversack comes from French havresac.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presenthavresac
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1968haversack

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presenthavresac
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1968haversack

Earliest quotation: 1968, Edward Abbey, Polemic: Industrial Tourism and the National Parks: “And most significant, these hordes of nonmotorized tourists, hungry…”

Every English word from French havresac

Today it means

noun A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.

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Etymograph / French havresac / haversack

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