Where does “parkeend” come from?

parkeend (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 “parkeend”, step by step

parkeend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch park

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchparkpark
2Dutchperka delimited piece of ground, e.g. a flowerbed
3Middle Dutchperc—
4Old Dutchperk—
5Frankishparrikenclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area
6Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure

via Dutch eend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheendduck, waterfowl of the family Anatidae excluding...
2Middle Dutchent—
3Old Dutchened—
4Proto-Germanicanadzduck
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck
Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →Every word from Frankish parrik →Every word from Old Dutch perk →