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Where does “Erbin” come from?

Erbin (German) comes 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;...

Erbin (German): heiress

Definitions

  1. heiress

Ancestry of “Erbin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerbeinflection of erben: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanerbeheritage
3Old High Germanerbiheritage
4Proto-West Germanicarbīinheritance
5Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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