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