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Where does “pacson” come from?

pacson (French) comes 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.

pacson (French): pack, packet

Definitions

  1. pack, packet

Ancestry of “pacson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpaquetpacket; pack; parcel
2Middle Frenchpaquet—
3Middle Dutchpac—
4Old Dutchpakko—
5Frankishpakkō—
6Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →