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Where does “ärv” come from?

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

ärv (Westrobothnian): inherit; feel the result of something

Definitions

  1. inherit; feel the result of something

Ancestry of “ärv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseerfa—
2Proto-Germanicarbijanąto inherit
3Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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