Where does “parkeringshus” come from?
parkeringshus (Danish) comes from Danish parkering, from Danish parkere, from French parquer, from French parc, from Middle French parc, from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parcus, from Frankish parrik — fence; enclosure.
parkeringshus (Danish): parking garage
Definitions
- parking garage
Ancestry of “parkeringshus”, step by step
parkeringshus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish parkering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | parkering | parking |
| 2 | Danish | parkere | to park |
| 3 | French | parquer | to pen, corral; to park |
| 4 | French | parc | park; playpen; pen |
| 5 | Middle French | parc | enclosure |
| 6 | Old French | parc | enclosed area, often fenced off, often in a... |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | parcus | enclosure; sparing, frugal; scanty, slight |
| 8 | Frankish | parrik | enclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | parrukaz | fence; enclosure |