Where does “Franeker” come from?

Franeker (Dutch) comes from Old Frisian Frāneker, from Old Frisian ekker, from Proto-West Germanic *akr — field, open land.

Ancestry of “Franeker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrisianFrāneker—
2Old Frisianekkerfield, acre
3Proto-West Germanic*akrfield, open land

Words derived from “Franeker”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *akr →Every word from Old Frisian ekker →Every word from Old Frisian Frāneker →