Where does “Nationalpark” come from?
Nationalpark (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.
Nationalpark (German): national park
Definitions
- national park
Ancestry of “Nationalpark”, step by step
Nationalpark 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 national
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | national | national; nationwide, national; nationalist |
| 2 | French | national | national |
| 3 | French | nation | nation |
| 4 | Middle French | nation | nation |
| 5 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 6 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 7 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 8 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |