Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “pakke” come from?

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

pakke (Danish): package; parcel; packet

Definitions

  1. package; parcel; packet

Ancestry of “pakke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pakke”

  • pak
  • pakker
  • cigaretpakke
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →