Where does “mjölkpaket” come from?

mjölkpaket (Swedish) comes from Swedish 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.

mjölkpaket (Swedish): a carton of milk

Definitions

  1. a carton of milk

Ancestry of “mjölkpaket”, step by step

mjölkpaket traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish paket

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpaketa package, a parcel, a packet, a wrapped gift
2Frenchpaquetpacket; pack; parcel
3Middle Frenchpaquet—
4Middle Dutchpac—
5Old Dutchpakko—
6Frankishpakkō—
7Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Swedish mjölk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmjölkmilk
2Old Swedishmiolkmilk
3Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
4Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Frankish pakkō →Every word from Old Dutch pakko →