Where does “parkeringsplads” come from?
parkeringsplads (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.
parkeringsplads (Danish): parking lot, car park
Definitions
- parking lot, car park
Ancestry of “parkeringsplads”, step by step
parkeringsplads 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 |
via Danish plads
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | plads | place; seat; position |
| 2 | Middle Low German | plātze | — |
| 3 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |