Where does “Packpapier” come from?

Packpapier (German) comes from German papier, from Middle High German papier, from Old French papier, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é.

Packpapier (German): non-ornamental paper intended for wrapping, especially brown paper, butcher paper, but also other kinds such as plastic-lined paper

Definitions

  1. non-ornamental paper intended for wrapping, especially brown paper, butcher paper, but also other kinds such as plastic-lined paper

Ancestry of “Packpapier”, step by step

Packpapier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German papier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpapierpaper material
2Middle High Germanpapier
3Old Frenchpapierto murmur
4Old Catalanpaperpaper sheet material typically used for writing on or printing
5Latinpapȳruspapyrus plant
6French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
7Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
8Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
9Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
10Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
11Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via German packen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpackento pack (luggage, a bundle, etc.); to get packed
2Middle Low Germanpackento pack
3Old Saxonpakko
4Frankishpakkō
5Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from French -ineEvery word from Latin -a