Where does “erve” come from?

erve (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ervi, from Proto-West Germanic arbī, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

erve (Middle Dutch): heritage, patrimony; real estate, unmovable...

Definitions

  1. heritage, patrimony; real estate, unmovable...

Ancestry of “erve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchervi—
2Proto-West Germanicarbīinheritance
3Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “erve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbiją →Every word from Proto-West Germanic arbī →