Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/pakkô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Middle Welsh beich (“load, cargo”), Spanish baga (“load”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑk.kɔːː/

Noun

*pakkô m

1. bundle; pack; package

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *pakkô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*pakkô	*pakkaniz
vocative	*pakkô	*pakkaniz
accusative	*pakkanų	*pakkanunz
genitive	*pakkiniz	*pakkanǫ̂
dative	*pakkini	*pakkammaz
instrumental	*pakkinē	*pakkammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *pakkō
  • Old English: *pacca, *pæcca
    • Middle English: pakke, packe, pak
      • English: pack
      • → Irish: paca
      • Scots: pak, pack
  • Old Frisian: *pakka
    • Saterland Frisian: Pak, Pakje
    • West Frisian: pak, pakje
  • Old Saxon: *pakko
    • Middle Low German: packe, pak
      • German Low German: Pack
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: gepak, gepack
        • German Low German: Gepack
      • → Middle High German: pac
        • German: Pack, Packen
        • ⇒ Middle High German: gepac
          • German: Gepäck
        • ⇒ Middle High German: backel (“bundle”)
  • Old Dutch: *pakko, pac
    • Middle Dutch: pack, pak
      • Dutch: pak, pakje
        • → Italian: pacco
      • ⇒ Middle Dutch: gepac
        • Dutch: gepak
  • → Old French: pacque, pasque; pacquage; pacquet, paquet
    • Middle French: pacque; pacquage; paquet
      • French: pacque; pacquage; paquet
      • → English: package; packet
      • → Dutch: pakket
• Old Norse: pakki; pakka (possibly borrowed from Low German)
  • Icelandic: pakki; pakka
  • Faroese: pakki
  • Norwegian: pakke
  • Old Swedish: pakke
    • Swedish: packe
  • Danish: pakke