Where does “strijdperk” come from?

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

strijdperk (Dutch): battlefield; subject or scope of contention

Definitions

  1. battlefield; subject or scope of contention

Ancestry of “strijdperk”, step by step

strijdperk 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 Dutch strijd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstrijdfight; battle; conflict
2Middle Dutchstrijt—
3Old Dutchstrīt—
4Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →