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
- heritage, patrimony; real estate, unmovable...
Ancestry of “erve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | ervi | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | arbī | inheritance |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | arbiją | heritage, inheritance |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
Words derived from “erve”