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Where does “Acker” come from?

Acker (German) comes from Middle High German acker, from Old High German ackar, from Proto-West Germanic *akr.

Acker (German): field

Definitions

  1. field

Ancestry of “Acker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanackerfield, acre
2Old High Germanackarfarmland, field, plot of land
3Proto-West Germanic*akr—

Words derived from “Acker”

  • ackerbaulich
  • Ackerbaukunde
  • Ackerbau
  • Ackerland
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *akr →