Where does “pack” come from?
Pack comes from Middle English pakken, from Old English -en, from Proto-Germanic jainaz, from Proto-Indo-European i-.
pack (English): A bundle made up and prepared to be carried;...
Definitions
- A bundle made up and prepared to be carried;...
Ancestry of “pack”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pakken | To pack; to put into a pack or container; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 3 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |