Where does “parkan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “parkan”, 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 “parkan”

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