Where does “parc” come from?

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

parc (Old French): enclosed area, often fenced off, often in a...

Definitions

  1. enclosed area, often fenced off, often in a...

Ancestry of “parc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinparcusenclosure; sparing, frugal; scanty, slight
2Frankishparrikenclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area
3Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure

Words derived from “parc”

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