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

acrafóibe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish acra

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

via Irish fóibe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfóibephobia
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Germanic akraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *akr →