Where does “åker” come from?

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

åker (Swedish): field; a wide, open space that is used to grow...

Definitions

  1. field; a wide, open space that is used to grow...

Ancestry of “åker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishakerfield, cultivated land
2Old Norseákracre
3Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

Words derived from “åker”

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