Where does “Erbschleicher” come from?

Erbschleicher (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;...

Erbschleicher (German): legacy hunter

Definitions

  1. legacy hunter

Ancestry of “Erbschleicher”, step by step

Erbschleicher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German erbe

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;...

via English Schleicher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSchleicher
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic arbijąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic arbī