Where does “parcus” come from?

parcus (Medieval Latin) comes from Frankish parrik, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.

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

Definitions

  1. enclosure; sparing, frugal; scanty, slight

Ancestry of “parcus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishparrikenclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area
2Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure

Words derived from “parcus”

Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →