From Middle English pak, pakke, from Old English pæcca and/or Middle Dutch pak, packe; both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *pakkô. Cognate with Dutch pak ("pack"), Low German Pack ("pack"), German Pack ("pack"), Swedish packe ("pack"), Icelandic pakka, pakki.
From Middle English pakken, from the noun (see above). Compare Middle Dutch packen, Middle Low German packen.
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