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Where does “erfa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “erfa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “erfa”

  • erfa
  • ärv
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