Where does “åker” come from?
åker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse ákr, from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.
åker (Norwegian Bokmål): a field
Ancestry of “åker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | ákr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | akraz | field, open land |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵros | field, pasturage |