Etymology

repack

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Today it means: To pack again or in a different way. Full definition →

English pack ← Middle English pak ← Middle Dutch pakbor.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Germanic*pakkô
  7. Proto-West Germanic*pakkō
  8. Old English*pæcca?
  9. Proto-West Germanic*pakkō
  10. Old Dutch*pakko
  11. Middle Dutchpakbor.?
  12. Middle Englishpak
  13. Englishpack
  14. English todayrepack

From re- + pack.

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