Where does “park” come from?

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

park (Yola): inclosure

Definitions

  1. inclosure

Ancestry of “park”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishparkenclosure
2Old Frenchparcenclosed area, often fenced off, often in a...
3Medieval Latinparcusenclosure; sparing, frugal; scanty, slight
4Frankishparrikenclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area
5Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure
Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →Every word from Frankish parrik →Every word from Medieval Latin parcus →