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Where does “ierfe” come from?

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

ierfe (Old English): heritage; bequest, inheritance; inherited...

Definitions

  1. heritage; bequest, inheritance; inherited...

Ancestry of “ierfe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicarbīinheritance
2Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “ierfe”

  • erf
  • erve
  • erfe
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