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Where does “paquer” come from?

paquer (French) comes from French paque(t), from Middle French pacque, from English pack, from Middle English pakken, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna- — adjectival suffix.

paquer (French): to pack in a box for transportation

Definitions

  1. to pack in a box for transportation

Ancestry of “paquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpaque(t)—
2Middle Frenchpacquepacket
3EnglishpackA bundle made up and prepared to be carried;...
4Middle EnglishpakkenTo pack; to put into a pack or container; To...
5Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
6Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
7Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
8Proto-Norse-īna-—
9Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
10Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
11Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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