Where does “park” come from?

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

park (Dutch): park

Definitions

  1. park

Ancestry of “park”, step by step

park traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch perk

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

via Middle Dutch parc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchparc—
2Old Dutchparruk—

Words derived from “park”

Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →