Where does “pakettipelto” come from?

pakettipelto (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.

pakettipelto (Finnish): a field that was left fallow in exchange for monetary compensation from the state in an attempt to combat overproduction

Definitions

  1. a field that was left fallow in exchange for monetary compensation from the state in an attempt to combat overproduction

Ancestry of “pakettipelto”, step by step

pakettipelto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paketti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakettipackage; parcel; packet
2Swedishpaketa package, a parcel, a packet, a wrapped gift
3Frenchpaquetpacket; pack; parcel
4Middle Frenchpaquet—
5Middle Dutchpac—
6Old Dutchpakko—
7Frankishpakkō—
8Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Finnish pelto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltofield
2Proto-Finnicpeltofield
3Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Frankish pakkō →Every word from Old Dutch pakko →
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