Where does “joulupaketti” come from?
joulupaketti (Finnish) comes from Finnish paketti, from Swedish paket, from French paquet, from Middle French paquet, from Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.
joulupaketti (Finnish): Christmas package
Definitions
- Christmas package
Ancestry of “joulupaketti”, step by step
joulupaketti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paketti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paketti | package; parcel; packet |
| 2 | Swedish | paket | a package, a parcel, a packet, a wrapped gift |
| 3 | French | paquet | packet; pack; parcel |
| 4 | Middle French | paquet | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | pac | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | pakko | — |
| 7 | Frankish | pakkō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |
via Finnish joulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | joulu | Christmas; Abbreviation of joulukuu |