Where does “erb” come from?

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

erb (Silesian): inheritance

Definitions

  1. inheritance

Ancestry of “erb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerbeinflection of erben: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanerbeheritage
3Old High Germanerbiheritage
4Proto-West Germanicarbīinheritance
5Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbiją →Every word from Proto-West Germanic arbī →