Where does “Ackerbau” come from?
Ackerbau (German) comes from German Bau, from Middle High German bū, from Old High German bū, from Proto-Germanic būą — building, dwelling.
Ackerbau (German): cultivation of arable land; agriculture
Definitions
- cultivation of arable land; agriculture
Ancestry of “Ackerbau”, step by step
Ackerbau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Bau | building, construction; building site,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | bū | building |
| 3 | Old High German | bū | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | būą | building, dwelling |
via German acker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | acker | inflection of ackern:
## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | acker | field, acre |
| 3 | Old High German | ackar | farmland, field, plot of land |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *akr | field, open land |
Words derived from “Ackerbau”