Where does “acker” come from?
acker (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch akker, from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.
acker (Middle Dutch): field; acre
Ancestry of “acker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | akker | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | akraz | field, open land |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵros | field, pasturage |
Words derived from “acker”