According to Wikipedia (citing this book),
J. R. R. Tolkien used the name “Bag End” as a calque of “cul-de-sac,” to poke fun at the British use of French terms.
According to Wikipedia (citing this book),
J. R. R. Tolkien used the name “Bag End” as a calque of “cul-de-sac,” to poke fun at the British use of French terms.