Where does “beerben” come from?

beerben (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;...

beerben (German): to inherit (from someone)

Definitions

  1. to inherit (from someone)

Ancestry of “beerben”, step by step

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;...
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