Where does “pakettinaru” come from?
pakettinaru (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.
pakettinaru (Finnish): packthread
Definitions
- packthread
Ancestry of “pakettinaru”, step by step
pakettinaru 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 naru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | naru | cord, line, rope |
| 2 | Swedish | snara | a snare, a trap; a noose |
| 3 | Old Swedish | snara | snare |
| 4 | Old Norse | snara | a snare |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snarhǭ | loop; sling; noose |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)nerk- | to turn; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ner- | to wrap; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel; turn, bend,... |