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Where does “Tierpark” come from?

Tierpark (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.

Tierpark (German): zoo

Definitions

  1. zoo

Ancestry of “Tierpark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanparksingular imperative of parken; first-person...
2Italianparcofrugal, moderate, temperate, sparing; park,...
3Spanishparquepark; parking lot; ammo
4Portugueseparquepark
5Russianпаркpark; yard, depot; fleet, stock
6EnglishparkAn area of land set aside for environment...
7Korean박gourd; calabash; gourd shell; head
8Chinese泊—
9EnglishpoiseA state of balance, equilibrium or stability;...
10Middle Englishpoys—
11Middle Frenchpoisweight
12Latinpēnsum—
13Latinpendō—
14Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
15Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
16Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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