akeran

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *akraną, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ógeh₂ (“berry”). Cognate with Old English ǣcern (English acorn, Old Frisian akern, Dutch aker, Old Norse akarn (Danish agern), Old High German ackeran (German Ecker).

Noun

akeran n

  1. acorn

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: eckeren
    • Low German: Ecker, eckeren
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