Where does “perk” come from?
perk (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch perc, from Old Dutch perk, from Frankish parrik, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.
perk (Dutch): a delimited piece of ground, e.g. a flowerbed
Definitions
- a delimited piece of ground, e.g. a flowerbed
Ancestry of “perk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | perc | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | perk | — |
| 3 | Frankish | parrik | enclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | parrukaz | fence; enclosure |
Words derived from “perk”