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Where does “acrafóibe” come from?

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

acrafóibe (Irish): acrophobia

Definitions

  1. acrophobia

Ancestry of “acrafóibe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishacraacre; tool, implement; service, convenience
2Middle Englishakerfield; acre
3Old Englishæcera field; a measure of land, originally the amount...
4Proto-Germanic*akr—
5Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage
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