Where does “Sechserpackung” come from?

Sechserpackung (German) comes from German Sechser, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

Sechserpackung (German): six pack package of six

Definitions

  1. six pack package of six

Ancestry of “Sechserpackung”, step by step

Sechserpackung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sechser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSechsersomething with a number, value or size of six
2German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
3Old High German-āriused to form agent nouns
4Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-āriuser
7Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

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
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from German -er
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