Where does “despacheta” come from?

despacheta (Romanian) comes from Romanian împacheta, from Romanian pachet, from French paquet, from Middle French paquet, from Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

despacheta (Romanian): to unpack

Definitions

  1. to unpack

Ancestry of “despacheta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianîmpachetato pack, to wrap
2Romanianpachetpack, bundle, package, parcel
3Frenchpaquetpacket; pack; parcel
4Middle Frenchpaquet—
5Middle Dutchpac—
6Old Dutchpakko—
7Frankishpakkō—
8Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

Words derived from “despacheta”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Frankish pakkō →Every word from Old Dutch pakko →