backpacking

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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?

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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.

backpacking

backpacking (uncountable)

Hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
- 2024 November 21, Helen Regan, Isaac Yee and Eve Brennan, “Australian teens among six tourists dead as countries warn of suspected methanol poisonings in Laos”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 5 December 2024:
  The Australian teens, both from Melbourne, were enjoying a backpacking trip when they became ill after a night out in Vang Vieng.
  The picturesque rural town in northern Laos has long been a popular backpacking spot.
Low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.

hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack

low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations