Where does “nasjonalpark” come from?
nasjonalpark (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål park, from Medieval Latin parricus, from French parc, from Middle French parc, from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parcus, from Frankish parrik, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.
nasjonalpark (Norwegian Bokmål): a national park
Definitions
- a national park
Ancestry of “nasjonalpark”, step by step
nasjonalpark traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål park
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | park | a park |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | parricus | enclosure, fence; fence; game park, cattle... |
| 3 | French | parc | park; playpen; pen |
| 4 | Middle French | parc | enclosure |
| 5 | Old French | parc | enclosed area, often fenced off, often in a... |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | parcus | enclosure; sparing, frugal; scanty, slight |
| 7 | Frankish | parrik | enclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | parrukaz | fence; enclosure |
via English national park
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | national park | An area of land that is not built upon, but... |
via Norwegian Bokmål nasjonal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | nasjonal | national |