Where does “acaire” come from?

acaire (Scottish Gaelic) 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.

acaire (Scottish Gaelic): acre

Definitions

  1. acre

Ancestry of “acaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsacreAn acre; To let grain crops be harvested at a...
2Middle Englishakerfield; acre
3Old Englishæcera field; a measure of land, originally the amount...
4Proto-Germanic*akr—
5Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Germanic akraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *akr →