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

Definitions

  1. field; acre

Ancestry of “acker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchakker—
2Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

Words derived from “acker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →