Pack
/pæk/noun
A bundle or collection of things, or a group of animals or people.
Did you know?English pack is probably related to Middle Dutch pak and Middle Low German pak, and the deeper Germanic history shows how everyday words for carrying and bundling traveled across trade routes into English.
Etymological Timeline
Middle Low German
MLG
pak
“bundle, parcel”
Middle Dutch
Middle Dutch
pak
“bundle, package”
Middle English
English
packe
“bundle, package; a group of animals”
Modern English
English
pack
“a bundle, parcel, group, or to arrange tightly”
Modern English
English
pack
“to fill or load tightly”