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   Is rucksack a German word?

   • The word rucksack is a German loanword mainly used in the UK, US and in other Western military forces. In Middle High German ruck (e) means "back" (dorsum), which led to the Upper German word ruggsack. In modern German the word "der Rucksack" is commonly used. [ 1 ]

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   What does rucksack mean?

   • rucksack (n.) "backpack, bag carried on the back by walkers," 1866, from German Rucksack, from Alpine dialect Rück "the back" (from German Rücken; see ridge) + Sack "sack" (see sack (n.1)). ridge (n.)

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   When was rucksack first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun rucksack is in the 1850s. OED's earliest evidence for rucksack is from 1853, in the writing of C. Boner. rucksack is a borrowing from German. Etymons: German Rucksack.

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   What is the difference between a backpack and a rucksack?

   • The word backpack was coined in the United States in the 1910s. Moneybag and packsack were used prior, and now occur mainly as regionalisms. The word rucksack is a German loanword mainly used in the UK, US and in other Western military forces. In Middle High German ruck (e) means "back" (dorsum), which led to the Upper German word ruggsack.

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   Is a rucksack a real name?

   • The name rucksack is cognate with the Danish rygsæk, Norwegian ryggsekk, Dutch rugzak, Afrikaans rugsak, Swedish ryggsäck, and Russian рюкзак (rjukzak). The word knapsack was the usual name for a rucksack or backpack up until the middle of the 20th century. This is commonly used in Canada.

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   When did a backpack become a knapsack?

   • It started out being called a knapsack, eventually moving into being called a backpack. Around 1910, the word backpack started popping up in old books. They were mostly technical books about Machinery in Forestry, and even in a law book in 1916, thus showing that the backpack’s domain was firmly within the working class.

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2. www.etymonline.com › word › rucksackrucksack | Etymology of rucksack by etymonline

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   Oct 17, 2021 · The original "back" sense, predominant in Middle English, seems to have become archaic 17c. Also in Old English, "the top or crest of anything," especially when long and narrow, based on resemblance to the projecting part of the back of a quadruped, the "ridge" of the backbone.

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     rucksack 뜻: 등산용 배낭; "배낭, 걷기를 하는 사람들이 등에 메는 가방," 1866년 독일어...

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     Middle English rigge, von Altenglisch hrycg"Rücken von...

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     also gobbledegook, "the overinvolved, pompous talk of...

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     ruckus. (n.) "commotion, disorderly disturbance, row," 1872,...

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     ruble. (n.). unit of the Russian monetary system, 1550s,...

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     1530s, "act of moving on water in ships or other vessels,"...

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     common small European songbird, 1540s, a shortening of Robin...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BackpackBackpack - Wikipedia

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   The word backpack was coined in the United States in the 1910s. Moneybag and packsack were used prior, and now occur mainly as regionalisms . The word rucksack is a German loanword mainly used in the UK, US and in other Western military forces.

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   The earliest known use of the noun rucksack is in the 1850s. OED's earliest evidence for rucksack is from 1853, in the writing of C. Boner. rucksack is a borrowing from German .

5. mashedradish.com › 2017/08/24 › rucksack-etymologyRucksack: Etymology of the day - Mashed Radish

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   Aug 24, 2017 · First recorded in the 1850s, a rucksack is a “backpack”—literally. The word is borrowed from German, with the ruck from a regional word for back , Rücken , related to ridge . ( Pixabay )

6. www.rei.com › blog › hikeThe History of the Backpack - Uncommon Path – An REI Co-op ...

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   May 17, 2018 · 1904: First Use of the Word. Near the turn of the century the noun “ back-pack ” started circulating. It took another eight years to become a verb (i.e., backpacked or backpacking). 1908: Bergans of Norway Rucksack

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7. time.com › 4477959Back to School: A Brief History of the Backpack - TIME

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   Sep 6, 2016 · The evolution of backpacks from a simple strap to back-to-school basic—and, possibly, to obsolete remnant of the pre-digital age—reveals that backpacks can carry a lot more than books: they ...

8. medium.com › @IntrepidBagCo › an-american-history-ofAn American History of the Backpack | by Intrepid Stephen ...

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   Jan 28, 2016 · Jan 28, 2016. -- Backpacks are all American. Sure we didn’t invent the concept, but we did coin the term around the turn of the century. Before “backpack” was common lingo, the German derived...