Where does “erben” come from?

erben (German) comes 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;...

erben (German): to inherit

Definitions

  1. to inherit

Ancestry of “erben”, step by step

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

Words derived from “erben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →
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