Where does “erfa” come from?
erfa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse erfa, from Proto-Germanic arbijaną, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
erfa (Icelandic): to inherit
Ancestry of “erfa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | erfa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | arbijaną | to inherit |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | arbiją | heritage, inheritance |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |