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Where does “erobre” come from?

erobre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German erobern, from Middle High German geoberen, from Old High German gaobarōn.

erobre (Norwegian Bokmål): to conquer

Definitions

  1. to conquer

Ancestry of “erobre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerobernto conquer; to win
2Middle High Germangeoberen—
3Old High Germangaobarōn—

Words derived from “erobre”

  • erobring
  • gjenerobre
  • erobringskrig
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