Where does “Erblasser” come from?

Erblasser (German) comes from German erblassen, from German ēr, from Middle High German er, from Old High German ēr, from Proto-West Germanic iʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).

Erblasser (German): testator

Definitions

  1. testator

Ancestry of “Erblasser”, step by step

Erblasser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German erblassen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerblassento turn pale; to turn white; to die
2Germanēr
3Middle High Germanerhe
4Old High Germanērore; brass; formerly, previously; early
5Proto-West Germaniche, it
6Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
7Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

via German [[Erbe]] [[hinterlassen]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German[[Erbe]] [[hinterlassen]]

Words derived from “Erblasser

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs
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