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.

park (Middle English): enclosure

Definitions

  1. 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”

Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →Every word from Frankish parrik →Every word from Medieval Latin parcus →