Where does “Ackerland” come from?

Ackerland (German) comes from German land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ackerland (German): farmland

Definitions

  1. farmland

Ancestry of “Ackerland”, step by step

Ackerland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlandcountry territory of a nation
2Middle High Germanlantland; country
3Old High Germanlantland; country
4Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via German acker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanackerinflection of ackern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanackerfield, acre
3Old High Germanackarfarmland, field, plot of land
4Proto-West Germanic*akrfield, open land
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