Where does “aker” come from?

aker (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse ákr, from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

aker (Old Swedish): field, cultivated land

Definitions

  1. field, cultivated land

Ancestry of “aker”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aker”

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