Where does “Park” come from?

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

Park (German): park; park, grounds

Definitions

  1. park; park, grounds

Ancestry of “Park”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Park”

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