Where does “erben” come from?

erben (Old High German) comes from Old High German erbi, from Proto-West Germanic arbī, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Ancestry of “erben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanerbiheritage
2Proto-West Germanicarbīinheritance
3Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “erben”

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