Where does “Packerl” come from?

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

Packerl (German): a packaging unit: goods (solid as well as liquid) packaged in a pack, packet, bag or carton

Definitions

  1. a packaging unit: goods (solid as well as liquid) packaged in a pack, packet, bag or carton

Ancestry of “Packerl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Packerl

Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô