Where does “erbe” come from?

erbe (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German erben, from Old High German erbi, from Proto-West Germanic arbī, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

erbe (Alemannic German): to inherit

Definitions

  1. to inherit

Ancestry of “erbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanerben—
2Old High Germanerbiheritage
3Proto-West Germanicarbīinheritance
4Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbiją →Every word from Proto-West Germanic arbī →
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