Where does “park” come from?

park (Polish) comes from Medieval Latin parcus, from Frankish parrik, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.

park (Polish): park; A scent released by goats, deer, or hares...

Definitions

  1. park; A scent released by goats, deer, or hares...

Ancestry of “park”, step by step

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

Words derived from “park”

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