Where does “perk” come from?

perk (Old Dutch) comes from Frankish parrik, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.

Ancestry of “perk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishparrikenclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area
2Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure

Words derived from “perk”

Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →Every word from Frankish parrik →