Where does “akuryrkja” come from?

akuryrkja (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic akur, from Old Norse ákr, from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

akuryrkja (Icelandic): agriculture

Definitions

  1. agriculture

Ancestry of “akuryrkja”, step by step

akuryrkja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic akur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicakurfield
2Old Norseákracre
3Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

via Icelandic yrkja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicyrkjato cultivate, to till; to compose, to write;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Germanic akraz →Every word from Old Norse ákr →