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Where does “erva” come from?

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

Ancestry of “erva”, step by step

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