Where does “erve” come from?

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

erve (Norwegian Nynorsk): to inherit

Definitions

  1. to inherit

Ancestry of “erve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseerfa—
2Proto-Germanicarbijanąto inherit
3Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbiją →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbijaną →