Where does “parkan” come from?

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

parkan (Polish): paling, fence

Definitions

  1. paling, fence

Ancestry of “parkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanparkan—
2Old Frenchparcenclosed area, often fenced off, often in a...
3Medieval Latinparcusenclosure; sparing, frugal; scanty, slight
4Frankishparrikenclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area
5Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure

Words derived from “parkan”

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