Where does “oawen” come from?

oawen (Plautdietsch) comes from Old Saxon ervan, from Proto-West Germanic arbijan, from Proto-Germanic arbijaną, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

oawen (Plautdietsch): to inherit

Definitions

  1. to inherit

Ancestry of “oawen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonervan—
2Proto-West Germanicarbijan—
3Proto-Germanicarbijanąto inherit
4Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbiją →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbijaną →