Where does “pacáil” come from?

pacáil (Irish) comes from Irish paca, from Middle English pak, from Old English pæcca, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

pacáil (Irish): to pack put or bring things together in a limited or confined space, especially for storage or transport, to box place inside a box

Definitions

  1. to pack put or bring things together in a limited or confined space, especially for storage or transport, to box place inside a box

Ancestry of “pacáil”, step by step

pacáil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish paca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishpacapack
2Middle EnglishpakA bundle, pack or package; a collection of items...
3Old Englishpæcca
4Frankishpakkō
5Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Irish áil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrisháilOnly used in is áil le; request, entreat; desire,...
2Old Irisháilact of asking; request, wish; ignomy, insult
3Proto-Celticɸales-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelis-stone; rock, cliff
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkôEvery word from Frankish pakkōEvery word from Old English pæcca
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