Where does “matpakke” come from?

matpakke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): packed lunch

Definitions

  1. packed lunch

Ancestry of “matpakke”, step by step

matpakke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk pakke

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmatfood
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Frankish pakkō →Every word from Old Saxon pakko →