Where does “apaken” come from?

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

apaken (Luxembourgish): to wrap, to wrap up, to package; to wrap up

Definitions

  1. to wrap, to wrap up, to package; to wrap up

Ancestry of “apaken”, step by step

apaken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish paken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishpakento pack
2Middle Low Germanpackento pack
3Old Saxonpakko—
4Frankishpakkō—
5Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Luxembourgish an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishanand; in
2Proto-Germanicinin; into
3Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Frankish pakkō →Every word from Old Saxon pakko →