Where does “fraktcontainer” come from?

fraktcontainer (Swedish) comes from Swedish frakt, from Swedish gods, from Old Norse góz, from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

fraktcontainer (Swedish): a shipping container

Definitions

  1. a shipping container

Ancestry of “fraktcontainer”, step by step

fraktcontainer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish frakt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfraktcargo, freight (goods carried)
2Swedishgodsgoods, freight; manor, estate; property
3Old Norsegóz—
4Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
5Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

via Swedish container

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishcontainera container (cargo container)
2EnglishcontainerSomeone who contains; something that contains; An...
3Middle Englishconteyner—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz →Every word from Old Norse góðr →