Where does “Erbonkel” come from?

Erbonkel (German) comes from German erben, from Middle High German erben, from Old High German erben, from Old High German erbi, from Proto-West Germanic arbī, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Erbonkel (German): rich uncle

Definitions

  1. rich uncle

Ancestry of “Erbonkel”, step by step

Erbonkel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German erben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerbento inherit
2Middle High Germanerben—
3Old High Germanerben—
4Old High Germanerbiheritage
5Proto-West Germanicarbīinheritance
6Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

via German Onkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOnkeluncle
2Frenchoncleuncle
3Middle Frenchoncleuncle
4Old Frenchoncleuncle
5Vulgar Latinaunclum—
6Latinavunculusmaternal uncle, mother's brother; mother's...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →