erben

Meaning

to inherit (as a bequest or by genetics)

Concepts

inherit

come into

succeed

take over

take over by transfer

get

hand over

receive

Opposite of

vererben, hinterlassen

Synonyms

beerben

übernehmen

nachfolgen

erhalten

fortführen

fortsetzen

hereingekommen

hineinkommen

Nachfolger

übergeben

ererben

hineingekommen

davontragen

erreichen

folgen

Translations

heredar

hériter

herdar

ereditare

erven

heretar

beërven

κληρονομώ

ورث

hériter de

succéder

يرث

διαδέχομαι

mirasa konmak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛʁbn̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: erben

Inherited from Old High German: *erben

In summary

From Middle High German erben, from Old High German *erben, from Proto-West Germanic *arbijan, from Proto-Germanic *arbijaną, denominative from *arbiją.