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Where does “paken” come from?

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

paken (Luxembourgish): to pack

Definitions

  1. to pack

Ancestry of “paken”, step by step

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

Words derived from “paken”

  • apaken
  • pak
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →