Where does “pakkauslaatikko” come from?
pakkauslaatikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakkaus, 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.
pakkauslaatikko (Finnish): packing case, packaging box
Definitions
- packing case, packaging box
Ancestry of “pakkauslaatikko”, step by step
pakkauslaatikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pakkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pakkaus | package; compression |
| 2 | Finnish | pakata | to pack; to pack, package or wrap; to cram, pack,... |
| 3 | Swedish | packa | to pack; to stow things into a pack e.g. as to be... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | packen | to pack |
| 5 | Old Saxon | pakko | — |
| 6 | Frankish | pakkō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |