Where does “braakakker” come from?

braakakker (Dutch) comes from Dutch akker, from Middle Dutch acker, from Old Dutch akker, from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

braakakker (Dutch): fallow field

Definitions

  1. fallow field

Ancestry of “braakakker”, step by step

braakakker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch akker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchakkeragricultural field
2Middle Dutchackerfield; acre
3Old Dutchakker—
4Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

via Dutch braak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbraakfallow; The act of breaking or breaking in
2Middle Dutchbrakefallow land
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Germanic akraz →Every word from Old Dutch akker →