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Where does “orbbae” come from?

orbbae (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic orbyom, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

orbbae (Old Irish): a patrimony, inheritance

Definitions

  1. a patrimony, inheritance

Ancestry of “orbbae”, step by step

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

Words derived from “orbbae”

  • coarb
  • comharba
  • forba
  • comarbbae
  • comarba
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