Where does “acre” come from?

acre (Scots) comes from Middle English aker, from Old English æcer, from Proto-Germanic *akr, from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

acre (Scots): An acre; To let grain crops be harvested at a...

Definitions

  1. An acre; To let grain crops be harvested at a...

Ancestry of “acre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishakerfield; acre
2Old Englishæcera field; a measure of land, originally the amount...
3Proto-Germanic*akr—
4Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

Words derived from “acre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Germanic akraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *akr →