havresac

French

Pronunciation

^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /a.vʁə.sak/

Etymology

From West Germanic *Hawersack (“oat sack”). See German Hafer, Dutch haver.

Noun

havresac m (plural havresacs)

haversack [from 1680]

Descendants

→ English: haversack

References

“havresac” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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