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Where does “אַקער” come from?

אַקער (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German acker, from Old High German ackar, from Proto-West Germanic *akr.

אַקער (Yiddish): acre; plough

Definitions

  1. acre; plough

Ancestry of “אַקער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanackerfield, acre
2Old High Germanackarfarmland, field, plot of land
3Proto-West Germanic*akr—

Words derived from “אַקער”

  • אַקער־אײַזן
  • אַקערן
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