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

  1. A funeral feast or wake at which bread and ale...

Ancestry of “arval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisharvell—
2Old Norseerfiǫla funeral feast
3Old Norsearfrinheritance heritage; patrimony
4Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbiją →Every word from Old Norse arfr →