Where does “madpakke” come from?

madpakke (Danish) comes from Danish pakke, from Old Norse pakki, from Middle Low German packe, from Old Saxon pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

madpakke (Danish): packed lunch

Definitions

  1. packed lunch

Ancestry of “madpakke”, step by step

madpakke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish pakke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpakkepackage; parcel; packet
2Old Norsepakki—
3Middle Low Germanpacke—
4Old Saxonpakko—
5Frankishpakkō—
6Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Danish mad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmadfood; a slice of bread with something on top;...
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Frankish pakkō →Every word from Old Saxon pakko →