Where does “park” come from?

park (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch park, from Dutch perk, from Middle Dutch perc, from Old Dutch perk, from Frankish parrik, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.

park (Afrikaans): park

Definitions

  1. park

Ancestry of “park”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchparkpark
2Dutchperka delimited piece of ground, e.g. a flowerbed
3Middle Dutchperc
4Old Dutchperk
5Frankishparrikenclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area
6Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure

Words derived from “park

Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz
park — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer