Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·german ·1860s
Rucksack
from Rucksack
- Meaning
- Back-bag (Ruck = back, Sack = bag).
- Source word
- Rucksack
- Route into English
- German alpine-climbing equipment → English mountaineering vocabulary by 1880.
- Arrived
- 1860s
English borrows.
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