Where does “Aker” come from?

Aker (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German ackar, from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

Aker (Luxembourgish): field

Definitions

  1. field

Ancestry of “Aker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanackarfarmland, field, plot of land
2Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

Words derived from “Aker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Germanic akraz →Every word from Old High German ackar →