Where does “åkerren” come from?

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

åkerren (Swedish): headland (a (grassy) strip of land at the edge of a field)

Definitions

  1. headland (a (grassy) strip of land at the edge of a field)

Ancestry of “åkerren”, step by step

åkerren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish åker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåkerfield; a wide, open space that is used to grow...
2Old Swedishakerfield, cultivated land
3Old Norseákracre
4Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

via Swedish ren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrenreindeer; clean; not dirty; pure
2Old Norsehreinnreindeer; clean; bright
3Proto-Germanichrainizclean, not dirty; pure; innocent
4Proto-Indo-Europeankróy-n-is—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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