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Where does “parrock” come from?

parrock (Middle English) comes from Old English pearroc, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.

parrock (Middle English): enclosure, fence, paddock

Definitions

  1. enclosure, fence, paddock

Ancestry of “parrock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpearroca fence used to enclose a space, or the area...
2Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure

Words derived from “parrock”

  • paddock
  • paddock
  • paddock
Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →