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

Definitions

  1. small farm field, patch

Ancestry of “åkerstycke”, step by step

åkerstycke 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 stycke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstyckea piece; a paragraph
2Old Norsestykkipiece, chop
3Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Germanic akraz →Every word from Old Norse ákr →