Where does “ierfa” come from?

ierfa (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic arbijô, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

ierfa (Old English): heir

Definitions

  1. heir

Ancestry of “ierfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicarbijôheir
2Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
3Proto-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 arbijô →