Where does “ackern” come from?
ackern (German) comes from German acker, from Middle High German acker, from Old High German ackar, from Proto-West Germanic *akr — field, open land.
ackern (German): to plow; to slog away, to work hard
Definitions
- to plow; to slog away, to work hard
Ancestry of “ackern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | acker | inflection of ackern:
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| 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 “ackern”