Where does “park” come from?

park (Swedish) comes from Old Norse parrak, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.

park (Swedish): a park (similar senses to English)

Definitions

  1. a park (similar senses to English)

Ancestry of “park”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseparrakenclosure, pond
2Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure

Words derived from “park”

Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →Every word from Old Norse parrak →