Where does “Ahnenerbe” come from?
Ahnenerbe (English) comes from German Ahnenerbe, from German erbe, from Middle High German erbe, from Old High German erbi, from Proto-West Germanic arbī, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Ahnenerbe (English): A National Socialist German organization whose goal was to research the anthropological and cultural history of the Aryan race, and later to experiment and launch voyages with the intent of proving that prehistoric and mythological Nordic populations had once ruled the world
Definitions
- A National Socialist German organization whose goal was to research the anthropological and cultural history of the Aryan race, and later to experiment and launch voyages with the intent of proving that prehistoric and mythological Nordic populations had once ruled the world
Ancestry of “Ahnenerbe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ahnenerbe | — |
| 2 | German | erbe | inflection of erben: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | erbe | heritage |
| 4 | Old High German | erbi | heritage |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | arbī | inheritance |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | arbiją | heritage, inheritance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |