Where does “paczuszka” come from?

paczuszka (Polish) comes from Polish paczka, from Polish paka, from German pack, from Low German pack, from Middle Low German pak, from Old Saxon pakko.

Ancestry of “paczuszka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpaczkapackage, parcel; bunch; package
2Polishpakaslammer
3Germanpackpackage, bundle, bunch, (unwieldy) bag
4Low Germanpack—
5Middle Low Germanpak—
6Old Saxonpakko—
Every word from Old Saxon pakko →Every word from Middle Low German pak →Every word from Low German pack →