Where does “אַקערן” come from?

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

אַקערן (Yiddish): to plough

Definitions

  1. to plough

Ancestry of “אַקערן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאַקערacre; plough
2Middle High Germanackerfield, acre
3Old High Germanackarfarmland, field, plot of land
4Proto-West Germanic*akrfield, open land
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *akr →Every word from Old High German ackar →Every word from Middle High German acker →