Where does “parc” come from?

parc (French) comes from Middle French parc, from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parcus, from Frankish parrik, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.

parc (French): park; playpen; pen

Definitions

  1. park; playpen; pen

Ancestry of “parc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchparcenclosure
2Old Frenchparcenclosed area, often fenced off, often in a...
3Medieval Latinparcusenclosure; sparing, frugal; scanty, slight
4Frankishparrikenclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area
5Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure

Words derived from “parc”

Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →