Where does “Pack” come from?

Pack (German) comes from Low German pack, from Middle Low German pak, from Old Saxon pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

Pack (German): package, bundle, bunch, bag; rabble, mob,...

Definitions

  1. package, bundle, bunch, bag; rabble, mob,...

Ancestry of “Pack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanpack—
2Middle Low Germanpak—
3Old Saxonpakko—
4Frankishpakkō—
5Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Frankish pakkō →Every word from Old Saxon pakko →