Where does “Kugelpackung” come from?

Kugelpackung (German) comes from German Packung, from German packen, from Middle Low German packen, from Old Saxon pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

Kugelpackung (German): sphere packing

Definitions

  1. sphere packing

Ancestry of “Kugelpackung”, step by step

Kugelpackung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Packung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPackungpackage
2Germanpackento pack (luggage, a bundle, etc.); to get packed
3Middle Low Germanpackento pack
4Old Saxonpakko—
5Frankishpakkō—
6Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via German kugel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankugelinflection of kugeln: ## first-person singular...
2Proto-Germanickuggilazknobbed instrument
3Proto-Germanickuggǭcog, swelling
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewgʰ-swelling, bow
5Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Frankish pakkō →Every word from Old Saxon pakko →