Where does “אַקער” come from?

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

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*akrfield, open land

Words derived from “אַקער”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *akr →Every word from Old High German ackar →Every word from Middle High German acker →