Where does “aker” come from?

aker (Dutch) comes from Old Dutch aker, from Latin aquarium, from Latin aquarius, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

aker (Dutch): bucket; metal well bucket; kettle

Definitions

  1. bucket; metal well bucket; kettle

Ancestry of “aker”, step by step

aker traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch aker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchaker
2Latinaquariumnominative neuter singular of aquārius
3Latinaquariusof or pertaining to water; a water carrier; an...
4Latinaquawater
5Proto-Italicakʷāwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

via Middle Dutch aker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchaker
2Old Dutchakaran
3Proto-Germanicakranąacorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ógeh₂small fruit ~ berry; berry, fruit

via Latin aquārium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquārium
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic akʷāEvery word from Latin aqua