Where does “Fuhrpark” come from?
Fuhrpark (German) comes from German park, from Italian parco, from Spanish parque, from Portuguese parque, from Russian парк, from English park, from Korean 박, from Chinese 泊 — to stretch.
Fuhrpark (German): carfleet and/or its physical location
Definitions
- carfleet and/or its physical location
Ancestry of “Fuhrpark”, step by step
Fuhrpark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German park
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | park | singular imperative of parken; first-person... |
| 2 | Italian | parco | frugal, moderate, temperate, sparing; park,... |
| 3 | Spanish | parque | park; parking lot; ammo |
| 4 | Portuguese | parque | park |
| 5 | Russian | парк | park; yard, depot; fleet, stock |
| 6 | English | park | An area of land set aside for environment... |
| 7 | Korean | 박 | gourd; calabash; gourd shell; head |
| 8 | Chinese | 泊 | — |
| 9 | English | poise | A state of balance, equilibrium or stability;... |
| 10 | Middle English | poys | — |
| 11 | Middle French | pois | weight |
| 12 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 13 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via German Fuhre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fuhre | cart |
| 2 | Middle High German | vuore | journey, fodder |
| 3 | Old High German | fuora | benefit, sustenance, support |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōrō | a going, traveling, journey |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |