Where does “badpak” come from?

badpak (Dutch) comes from Dutch pak, from Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

badpak (Dutch): bathing suit, swimsuit

Definitions

  1. bathing suit, swimsuit

Ancestry of “badpak”, step by step

badpak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpakpackage; suit
2Middle Dutchpac
3Old Dutchpakko
4Frankishpakkō
5Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Dutch bad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbadbath
2Middle Dutchbatbath; better; comparative degree of wel;...
3Old Dutchbat
4Proto-Germanicbatizcomparative degree of *wela
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô