Where does “erf” come from?

erf (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch erve, from Old Dutch ervi, from Proto-West Germanic arbī, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

erf (Dutch): yard; heritage, patrimony; hereditament,...

Definitions

  1. yard; heritage, patrimony; hereditament,...

Ancestry of “erf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutcherveheritage, patrimony; real estate, unmovable...
2Old Dutchervi—
3Proto-West Germanicarbīinheritance
4Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “erf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →