Where does “paket” come from?
paket (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Paket, 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.
paket (Serbo-Croatian): packet; package; parcel
Ancestry of “paket”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Paket | packet, package, parcel; the word is used almost... |
| 2 | French | paquet | packet; pack; parcel |
| 3 | Middle French | paquet | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | pac | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | pakko | — |
| 6 | Frankish | pakkō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |