Where does “Pierik” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Pierik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchperka delimited piece of ground, e.g. a flowerbed
2Middle Dutchperc—
3Old Dutchperk—
4Frankishparrikenclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area
5Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure
Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →