Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/pakkô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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

Old English: *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
  - Low German: pack
  - German: Pack; Packen
Old Frankish: *pakkō
- Old Dutch: *pakko, pac
  - Middle Dutch: pack, pak
    - Dutch: pak
      - Italian: pacco
- 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
- Swedish: packe
- Danish: pakke