Wordwyrt

knapsack

/ˈnæpˌsæk/NAP-sak
/ˈnæpˌsæk/NAP-sak

Meaningto eat

Common meaning: a bag carried on the back

Journey through time

  1. Dutchknappen‘to crack, to eat’source
  2. Dutchmeaning shiftsto crack, to eat → a food bagknapzak‘a food bag’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa food bag → a bag carried on the backknapsack‘a bag carried on the back’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Dutch knappen ‘to eat’.

Roots

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