Where does “paccare” come from?

paccare (Italian) comes from Italian pacco, from Middle Dutch pack, from Old Dutch pac, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

paccare (Italian): to cheat; to swindle; to trick

Definitions

  1. to cheat; to swindle; to trick

Ancestry of “paccare”, step by step

paccare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian pacco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpaccoparcel, package; bundle, deck; swindle, con
2Middle Dutchpack—
3Old Dutchpac—
4Frankishpakkō—
5Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Italian pacca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpaccaslap; clap; chuck
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Frankish pakkō →Every word from Old Dutch pac →