Where does “erbe” come from?

erbe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German erbi, from Proto-West Germanic arbī, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

erbe (Middle High German): heritage

Definitions

  1. heritage

Ancestry of “erbe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “erbe”

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