English
Prater
Prater comes from German Prater.
- Germanc. 1650–presentPrater
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentPrater
- 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’
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