The story
- German · derived fromEckert
- German · borrowed fromAckert
- Proto-Germanic · derived from*Agjōharduz
- English todayAckert
Two possible origins: * English surname from the Norman personal name Achard, from Proto-Germanic *Agjōharduz, which is composed of the elements *agjō (“edge”) and *harduz (“hard; brave”). * Borrowed from German Ackert, a surname which shares the same etymology as the English one; it could also be an Americanized spelling of German Eckert.
Words from the same roots
GermanEckert all →
Eckert
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.