Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “packning” come from?

packning (Swedish) comes from Swedish packa, from Middle Low German packen, from Old Saxon pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

packning (Swedish): packing; baggage; gasket

Definitions

  1. packing; baggage; gasket

Ancestry of “packning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpackato pack; to stow things into a pack e.g. as to be...
2Middle Low Germanpackento pack
3Old Saxonpakko—
4Frankishpakkō—
5Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

Words derived from “packning”

  • asbestpackning
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