Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “park” come from?

park (Middle English) comes from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parcus, from Frankish parrik, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.

Ancestry of “park”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchparcenclosed area, often fenced off, often in a...
2Medieval Latinparcusenclosure; sparing, frugal; scanty, slight
3Frankishparrikenclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area
4Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure

Words derived from “park”

  • park
  • parking
  • parks
  • ballpark
  • parkland
  • parkway
  • parklike
  • parker
  • skatepark
  • parkie
  • airpark
  • parkkeeper
  • aquapark
  • parkside
  • dispark
  • midpark
  • parkette
  • parkish
  • impark
  • parkless
  • empark
  • parkwide
  • repark
  • playpark
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