Where does “entpacken” come from?

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

entpacken (German): to unzip, decompress, unpack, unpackage

Definitions

  1. to unzip, decompress, unpack, unpackage

Ancestry of “entpacken”, step by step

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-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Frankish pakkō →Every word from Old Saxon pakko →
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