Where does “arve” come from?

arve (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål arv, from Old Norse arfr, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

arve (Norwegian Bokmål): to inherit

Definitions

  1. to inherit

Ancestry of “arve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålarvheritage; inheritance; imperative of arve
2Old Norsearfrinheritance heritage; patrimony
3Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “arve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbiją →Every word from Old Norse arfr →