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Where does “pakkans” come from?

pakkans (Dutch) comes from Dutch pakken, from Middle Dutch packen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

pakkans (Dutch): probability of apprehension; probability of...

Definitions

  1. probability of apprehension; probability of...

Ancestry of “pakkans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpakkento grab, to take; to get, to fetch; to pack, to...
2Middle Dutchpackento pack
3Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
4Old Dutch-en—
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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