Where does “unpackager” come from?
unpackager (English) comes from English unpackage, from English package, from English pack, from Middle English pakken, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna- — adjectival suffix.
unpackager (English): One who, or that which, unpackages
Definitions
- One who, or that which, unpackages
Ancestry of “unpackager”, step by step
unpackager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unpackage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unpackage | To remove from a package |
| 2 | English | package | Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an... |
| 3 | English | pack | A bundle made up and prepared to be carried;... |
| 4 | Middle English | pakken | To pack; to put into a pack or container; To... |
| 5 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 6 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 7 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |