Where does “park” come from?
park (Lower Sorbian) 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.
park (Lower Sorbian): park piece of ground, in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation
Definitions
- park piece of ground, in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation
Ancestry of “park”, step by step
| 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 |