Where does “æcerceorl” come from?

æcerceorl (Old English) comes from Old English ċeorl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

æcerceorl (Old English): a farmer, ploughman

Definitions

  1. a farmer, ploughman

Ancestry of “æcerceorl”, step by step

æcerceorl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ċeorl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċeorlpeasant; a freeman of the lowest class, a churl,...
2Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
3Proto-Germanickaraz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Old English æcer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishæcera field; a measure of land, originally the amount...
2Proto-Germanic*akr—
3Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →
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