Where does “Arve” come from?

Arve (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse arfi, from Proto-Germanic arbijô, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Arve (Norwegian Nynorsk): cerastium

Definitions

  1. cerastium

Ancestry of “Arve”, step by step

Arve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse arfi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsearfiheir
2Proto-Germanicarbijôheir
3Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

via Norwegian Nynorsk arv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskarvheritage
2Old Norsearfrinheritance heritage; patrimony
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbiją →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbijô →
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