Where does “Päckchen” come from?

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

Päckchen (German): packet, pack, package; small parcel; A specific...

Definitions

  1. packet, pack, package; small parcel; A specific...

Ancestry of “Päckchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpackpackage, bundle, bunch, (unwieldy) bag
2Low Germanpack—
3Middle Low Germanpak—
4Old Saxonpakko—
5Frankishpakkō—
6Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Frankish pakkō →Every word from Old Saxon pakko →