Where does “åkerrikse” come from?

åkerrikse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål åker, from Old Norse ákr, from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

åkerrikse (Norwegian Bokmål): corncrake

Definitions

  1. corncrake

Ancestry of “åkerrikse”, step by step

åkerrikse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål åker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålåkera field
2Old Norseákracre
3Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

via Norwegian Bokmål riske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålriske—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Germanic akraz →Every word from Old Norse ákr →