Where does “ererbt” come from?

ererbt (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;...

ererbt (German): inherited; inbred

Definitions

  1. inherited; inbred

Ancestry of “ererbt”, 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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →
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