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

  1. to inherit; plural of erf

Ancestry of “erven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchervento bequeath; to grant, to assign; to grant a...
2Proto-West Germanicarbijan—
3Proto-Germanicarbijanąto inherit
4Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “erven”

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