Where does “container” come from?

container (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English container, from Middle English conteyner.

container (Norwegian Bokmål): a container

Definitions

  1. a container

Ancestry of “container”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcontainerSomeone who contains; something that contains; An...
2Middle Englishconteyner—

Words derived from “container”

Every word from Middle English conteyner →Every word from English container →