Where does “acrer” come from?
acrer (Scots) comes from Scots acre, from Middle English aker, from Old English æcer, from Proto-Germanic *akr, from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.
acrer (Scots): One who is paid by the acre, a piece-worker
Definitions
- One who is paid by the acre, a piece-worker
Ancestry of “acrer”, step by step
acrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scots acre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | acre | An acre; To let grain crops be harvested at a... |
| 2 | Middle English | aker | field; acre |
| 3 | Old English | æcer | a field; a measure of land, originally the amount... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *akr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | akraz | field, open land |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵros | field, pasturage |
via Scots er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | er | Second-person simple present form of "ti be";... |