Where does “Erbe” come from?

Erbe (German) comes 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;...

Erbe (German): inheritance; heritage; legacy; bequest; heritage;...

Definitions

  1. inheritance; heritage; legacy; bequest; heritage;...

Ancestry of “Erbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanerbeheritage
2Old High Germanerbiheritage
3Proto-West Germanicarbīinheritance
4Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “Erbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbiją →Every word from Proto-West Germanic arbī →