Where does “arv” come from?

arv (Danish) comes from Old Norse arfr, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

arv (Danish): inheritance; legacy; heritage

Definitions

  1. inheritance; legacy; heritage

Ancestry of “arv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsearfrinheritance heritage; patrimony
2Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbiją →Every word from Old Norse arfr →
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