Package
/ˈpæk.ɪdʒ/noun
A wrapped or boxed bundle of items, or something prepared and presented as a unit.
Did you know?“Package” ultimately comes from the same Germanic root as “pack” and “pocket,” all tied to the idea of stuffing, bundling, or enclosing something tightly.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*pakkaną
“to pack, fasten, bind together”
Middle Dutch / Middle Low German
Dutch
pakken
“to pack, seize, bundle up”
Middle French
French
pacquet
“a bundle, parcel”
16th Century
English
package
“a bundle or parcel”
Modern English
English
package
“a wrapped or boxed bundle of items”