English
acreman
Acreman comes from Old English æcermann ‘farmer’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *akramann-.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*akramann-‘plowman, farmer’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150æcermann‘farmer’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500akerman
- Englishtodayacreman
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*akramann-‘plowman, farmer’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150æcermann‘farmer’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500akerman
- Englishtodayacreman
Formed from acre + -man
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros ‘field’
Proto-Germanic *akraz ‘field’
Proto-West Germanic *akr ‘field, open land’
Old English æcer ‘field where crops are grown’
Middle English acre
English acre
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *akramann-
Today it means
noun A leader of a plowing team in medieval England.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *akramann- / acreman