Where does “pakkaantua” come from?
pakkaantua (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakata, from Swedish packa, from Middle Low German packen, from Old Saxon pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.
pakkaantua (Finnish): to become packed, crowded
Definitions
- to become packed, crowded
Ancestry of “pakkaantua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pakata | to pack; to pack, package or wrap; to cram, pack,... |
| 2 | Swedish | packa | to pack; to stow things into a pack e.g. as to be... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | packen | to pack |
| 4 | Old Saxon | pakko | — |
| 5 | Frankish | pakkō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |