packen

Meaning

(intransitive, transitive, weak) to pack (luggage, a bundle, etc.); to get packed
(transitive, weak) to grab, to grip, to take
(informal, transitive, weak) to manage, to stand, to cope
(regional, slang, transitive, weak) to take (a bus, train, etc.)
(dated, reflexive, regional, weak) to beat it

catch hold of

lay one’s hands on

jump into the fray

habhaft werden

zusammenpressen

geregelt kriegen

geregelt bekommen

gebacken kriegen

zippen

komprimiert archivieren

Last

auf die Reihe bringen

ausbessern

pack

rocken

auf die Kette kriegen

in den Griff bekommen

sich bemächtigen

Frequency

Appenzell Innerrhoden

packe

Basel-Landschaft

phagge

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpakən/

Borrowed from Middle Low German

Cognate with Dutch

Cognate with Saterland Frisian

Cognate with Western Frisian

Cognate with English

In summary

Borrowed from Middle Low German packen, from Old Saxon *pakko, from Proto-West Germanic *pakkō, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô (“bundle, pack”). Cognate with German Low German packen, Dutch pakken, Saterland Frisian pakje, West Frisian pakke, English pack.

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