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Where does “erve” come from?

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

Ancestry of “erve”, step by step

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

Words derived from “erve”

  • Ierwe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →