Where does “Paketbote” come from?

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

Paketbote (German): package carrier

Definitions

  1. package carrier

Ancestry of “Paketbote”, step by step

Paketbote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Paket

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPaketpacket, package, parcel; the word is used almost...
2Frenchpaquetpacket; pack; parcel
3Middle Frenchpaquet—
4Middle Dutchpac—
5Old Dutchpakko—
6Frankishpakkō—
7Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via German Bote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBotemessenger; postman, letter carrier; apostle
2Old High Germanbotomessenger, envoy
3Proto-Germanicbudômessenger
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →