Where does “erven” come from?

erven (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic arbijan, from Proto-Germanic arbijaną, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

erven (Middle Dutch): to bequeath; to grant, to assign; to grant a...

Definitions

  1. to bequeath; to grant, to assign; to grant a...

Ancestry of “erven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicarbijan—
2Proto-Germanicarbijanąto inherit
3Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “erven”

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