Where does “packware” come from?
packware (English) comes from English pack, from Middle English pakken, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
packware (English): Goods carried in a pack, especially those for sale by a peddler
Definitions
- Goods carried in a pack, especially those for sale by a peddler
Ancestry of “packware”, step by step
packware traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pack | A bundle made up and prepared to be carried;... |
| 2 | Middle English | pakken | To pack; to put into a pack or container; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English Ware
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ware | A placename |
| 2 | Middle English | ware | Alternative form of veir; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | wær | cautious, on guard, watching out for something;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |