Where does “Ackerschnacker” come from?

Ackerschnacker (German) comes from German schnacken, from Low German snacken, from Middle Low German snacken, from Proto-Germanic snakkōną — to open the mouth; to nibble, snort, chatter.

Ackerschnacker (German): field telephone

Definitions

  1. field telephone

Ancestry of “Ackerschnacker”, step by step

Ackerschnacker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schnacken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnackento talk, to speak
2Low Germansnackento speak; to talk
3Middle Low Germansnackento speak; to chat; to talk a lot or nonsense; to...
4Proto-Germanicsnakkōnąto open the mouth; to nibble, snort, chatter

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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