Where does “arv” come from?
arv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse arfr, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
arv (Norwegian Bokmål): heritage; inheritance; imperative of arve
Definitions
- heritage; inheritance; imperative of arve
Ancestry of “arv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | arfr | inheritance heritage; patrimony |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | arbiją | heritage, inheritance |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |