Where does “Franeker” come from?

Franeker (English) comes from Dutch Franeker, from Old Frisian Frāneker, from Old Frisian ekker, from Proto-West Germanic *akr.

Ancestry of “Franeker”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	Franeker	—
2	Old Frisian	Frāneker	—
3	Old Frisian	ekker	field, acre
4	Proto-West Germanic	*akr	—

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