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

Definitions

  1. agricultural field

Ancestry of “akker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchackerfield; acre
2Old Dutchakker—
3Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

Words derived from “akker”

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