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Where does “erobern” come from?

erobern (German) comes from Middle High German geoberen, from Old High German gaobarōn.

erobern (German): to conquer; to win

Definitions

  1. to conquer; to win

Ancestry of “erobern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangeoberen—
2Old High Germangaobarōn—

Words derived from “erobern”

  • Eroberungszug
  • Eroberung
  • Rückeroberung
  • erobring
  • erobre
  • erobringskrig
  • gjenerobre
  • erobra
Every word from Old High German gaobarōn →