backpacking

Questions

How do you pronounce backpacking?

The recorded pronunciation is /bˈækpˌækɪŋ/.

What does backpacking mean?

present participle and gerund of backpack

Where does backpacking come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back Proto-Germanic *pakkô Proto-West Germanic *pakkō Old English *pæcca? ▲ Proto-West Germanic *pakkō Old Dutch *pakko Middle Dutch pakbor.? Middle English pak English pack English backpack Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English backpacking From backpack + -ing.

How to pronounce backpacking

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