Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/akraz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑk.rɑz/

Noun

*akraz m

1. field, open land

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *akraz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*akraz	*akrōz, *akrōs
vocative	*akr	*akrōz, *akrōs
accusative	*akrą	*akranz
genitive	*akras, *akris	*akrǫ̂
dative	*akrai	*akramaz
instrumental	*akrō	*akramiz

Derived terms

• *akramann-
• *akrawerką

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ak(k)r
• Old Norse: akr, ákr
  • Icelandic: akur
  • Faroese: akur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: åker; (dialectal) åkur, åkr
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: åker
  • Old Swedish: aker
    • Swedish: åker
  • Old Danish: akær
    • Danish: ager
      • Norwegian Bokmål: aker (obsolete)
  • → Norman: acre
  • Elfdalian: åker
  • Scanian: ager
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐍃 (akrs)