Where does “yrfe” come from?

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

yrfe (Old English): Alternative form of ierfe; inheritance

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ierfe; inheritance

Ancestry of “yrfe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “yrfe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbiją →Every word from Proto-West Germanic arbī →