Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “parc” come from?

parc (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch parruk, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.

Ancestry of “parc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchparruk—
2Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure

Words derived from “parc”

  • park
  • windpark
  • parkachtig
  • themapark
  • wagenpark
  • windmolenpark
Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →