English

hoverpack

From hover + pack.

A compound of hover + pack

Middle English hoveren ‘to float in the air, hover’

English hover

Proto-Germanic *pakkô ‘bundle, pack’

Proto-West Germanic *pakkō

Middle English pak ‘a bundle or package’

English pack

Today it means

noun A piece of equipment that is strapped to a person's back and allows them to hover in the air.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hoverpack