Where does “åker” come from?

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

åker (Norwegian Nynorsk): a field

Definitions

  1. a field

Ancestry of “åker”, step by step

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

Words derived from “åker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Germanic akraz →Every word from Old Norse ákr →