Etymology Explorer › Proto-Germanic

Where does “*akr” come from?

*akr (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

Ancestry of “*akr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →