Where does “arval” come from?
arval (English) comes from Middle English arvell, from Old Norse erfiǫl, from Old Norse arfr, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
arval (English): A funeral feast or wake at which bread and ale...
Definitions
- A funeral feast or wake at which bread and ale...
Ancestry of “arval”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | arvell | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | erfiǫl | a funeral feast |
| 3 | Old Norse | arfr | inheritance heritage; patrimony |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | arbiją | heritage, inheritance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |