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

    Oct 17, 2021 · Middle English rigge, from Old English hrycg "back of a man or beast," probably reinforced by Old Norse hryggr "back, ridge," from Proto-Germanic *hruggin (source also of Old Frisian hregg, Old Saxon hruggi, Dutch rug, Old High German hrukki, German Rücken "the back").

    • 한국어 (Korean)

      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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      The meaning "detective" is attested by 1872, a shortening of...

    • Rubik's Cube

      1640s, a legal word, "held through the favor of another,"...

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

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

    • Ruddock

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

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

    A backpack—also called knapsack, schoolbag, rucksack, pack, booksack, bookbag, haversack or backsack—is, in its simplest frameless form, a fabric sack carried on one's back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders; but it can have an external or internal frame, and there are bodypacks.

  4. www.oed.com › dictionary › rucksack_nrucksack, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    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. See etymology.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rucksackRucksack Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of RUCKSACK is a bag that is strapped to the back with two shoulder straps and is used for carrying personal belongings and supplies : knapsack. How to use rucksack in a sentence.

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

    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 )

  8. ruckingworld.com › rucking › unraveling-the-originsUnraveling the Origins: Who Named It ‘Rucking’ and Why?

    The term ‘rucking’ is derived from ‘rucksack’, a German word meaning backpack. It was the military who first coined this term, using it to describe the practice of soldiers carrying heavy packs over long distances.

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

    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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