Where does “akker” come from?
akker (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch acker, from Old Dutch akker, from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.
akker (Dutch): agricultural field
Ancestry of “akker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | acker | field; acre |
| 2 | Old Dutch | akker | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | akraz | field, open land |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵros | field, pasturage |
Words derived from “akker”