Where does “themapark” come from?
themapark (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.
themapark (Dutch): theme park
Ancestry of “themapark”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | park | park |
| 2 | Dutch | perk | a delimited piece of ground, e.g. a flowerbed |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | perc | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | perk | — |
| 5 | Frankish | parrik | enclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | parrukaz | fence; enclosure |