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
Ancestry of “Aker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | ackar | farmland, field, plot of land |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | akraz | field, open land |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵros | field, pasturage |