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Where does “aker” come from?

aker (Old Dutch) comes from Latin aquarium, from Latin aquarius, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

Ancestry of “aker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquariumnominative neuter singular of aquārius
2Latinaquariusof or pertaining to water; a water carrier; an...
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “aker”

  • aker
  • haker
  • aker
  • eker
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