Where does “Noorderpark” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Noorderpark”, 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
Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →