Where does “matpakke” come from?

matpakke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pakke, from Old Norse pakki, from Middle Low German packe, from Old Saxon pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

matpakke (Norwegian Bokmål): packed lunch

Definitions

  1. packed lunch

Ancestry of “matpakke”, step by step

matpakke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål pakke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpakkea parcel, package, or packet; a pack or packet;...
2Old Norsepakki—
3Middle Low Germanpacke—
4Old Saxonpakko—
5Frankishpakkō—
6Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Norwegian Bokmål mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmatfood; imperative of mate
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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