Where does “pak” come from?
pak (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.
Ancestry of “pak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | pakko | — |
| 2 | Frankish | pakkō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |