Where does “acra” come from?

acra (Irish) comes from Middle English aker, from Old English æcer, from Proto-Germanic *akr, from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

acra (Irish): acre; tool, implement; service, convenience

Definitions

  1. acre; tool, implement; service, convenience

Ancestry of “acra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishakerfield; acre
2Old Englishæcera field; a measure of land, originally the amount...
3Proto-Germanic*akr—
4Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

Words derived from “acra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Germanic akraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *akr →