Parc
/pɑːrk/noun
A park or enclosed area, especially in Scots or in names borrowed from French.
Did you know?Medieval parks were often legally enclosed hunting grounds reserved for elites, making the word quietly connected to status, exclusion, and controlled nature.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*parruk
“An enclosed piece of land or fenced area”
Old English
Old English
pearroc
“A park or enclosed tract of land”
Middle English
English
park
“An enclosed piece of ground, often used for hunting”
12th Century
Old French
parc
“An enclosed hunting ground or preserve”
13th Century
Anglo-French
parc
“A fenced enclosure or park”
Modern English
English
parc
“A park or enclosed area, chiefly in Scots or French-derived usage”