Where does “ierta” come from?

ierta (Romansch) comes from Latin heres, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

ierta (Romansch): estate, inheritance

Definitions

  1. estate, inheritance

Ancestry of “ierta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinheresheir, heiress
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro- →Every word from Latin heres →