Where does “verpakken” come from?
verpakken (Dutch) comes from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos — on, onto.
verpakken (Dutch): to wrap up, to package; to box; to bag
Definitions
- to wrap up, to package; to box; to bag
Ancestry of “verpakken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 2 | Dutch | sluieren | — |
| 3 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 5 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
Words derived from “verpakken”