sachet – Etymologically, a “little sack”—a small packet of perfumed matter. More…
cul-de-sac – Literally French for “bottom of a sack,” it also means “situation from which there is no escape”; it can be pluralized as cul-de-sacs or culs-de-sac. More…
gunny – From Sanskrit goni, “sack,” it is the material used for sacks, made from jute or sunn-hemp. More…
haversack, knapsack, rucksack – Haversack is from German Haber, “oats,” and Sack, “bag, sack”; knapsack is from German knapper, “to bite (food)” and zak, “sack”; rucksack comes from German Rucken, “back,” and sack. More…