Where does “parcus” come from?

parcus (Latin) comes from Latin parricus, from Old Dutch parruk, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.

parcus (Latin): sparing, frugal; scanty, slight

Definitions

  1. sparing, frugal; scanty, slight

Ancestry of “parcus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparricusfence; game park, cattle reserve; fenced-in...
2Old Dutchparruk—
3Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure

Words derived from “parcus”

Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →