Where does “paquet” come from?

paquet (French) comes from Middle French paquet, from Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

paquet (French): packet; pack; parcel

Definitions

  1. packet; pack; parcel

Ancestry of “paquet”, step by step

paquet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French paquet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpaquet
2Middle Dutchpac
3Old Dutchpakko
4Frankishpakkō
5Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Latin Pascha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPaschaPascha / Passover or Easter
2Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
3Aramaicפסחא
4HebrewפֶּסַחPassover

Words derived from “paquet

Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkôEvery word from Frankish pakkōEvery word from Old Dutch pakko
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