Where does “acker” come from?

acker (English) comes from English eagre, from Old Norse ægir, from Proto-Norse *ēgweʀ, from Proto-Germanic *āhwijaz — sea, water.

acker (English): A visible current in a lake or river; a ripple on...

Definitions

  1. A visible current in a lake or river; a ripple on...

Ancestry of “acker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheagreObsolete form of eager; a tidal bore
2Old Norseægirthe sea, ocean, main
3Proto-Norse*ēgweʀ—
4Proto-Germanic*āhwijazsea, water
Every word from Proto-Germanic *āhwijaz →Every word from Proto-Norse *ēgweʀ →Every word from Old Norse ægir →