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Where does “erbe” come from?

erbe (German) comes 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;...

erbe (German): inflection of erben: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of erben: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “erbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanerbeheritage
2Old High Germanerbiheritage
3Proto-West Germanicarbīinheritance
4Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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