Where does “beërven” come from?
beërven (Dutch) comes from Dutch erven, from Middle Dutch erven, from Proto-West Germanic arbijan, from Proto-Germanic arbijaną, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
beërven (Dutch): to inherit, to acquire through inheritance
Definitions
- to inherit, to acquire through inheritance
Ancestry of “beërven”, step by step
beërven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch erven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | erven | to inherit; plural of erf |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | erven | to bequeath; to grant, to assign; to grant a... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | arbijan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | arbijaną | to inherit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | arbiją | heritage, inheritance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
via Dutch be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be | — |