Etymograph

English

Prater

Prater comes from German Prater.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentPrater
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentPrater
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- ‘to bend’

for, first, premier, prestigious, forbid, preface, primer, prefix, primacy, precede, preeminent, parley, primate, prescient, parasol, impregnate, 17 more

through Latin pratum ‘meadow’

prairie, portobello, 2 more

Today it means

name Large public park in Vienna, or (specifically) the amusement park within it.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Prater / Prater