Where does “åkerstycke” come from?
åkerstycke (Swedish) comes from Swedish åker, from Old Swedish aker, from Old Norse ákr, from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.
åkerstycke (Swedish): small farm field, patch
Ancestry of “åkerstycke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | åker | field; a wide, open space that is used to grow... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | aker | field, cultivated land |
| 3 | Old Norse | ákr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | akraz | field, open land |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵros | field, pasturage |