erven
Meaning
-
to inherit
Concepts
inherit
heirs
Frequency
Hyphenated as
er‧ven
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛrvə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch erven, from Proto-West Germanic *arbijan, from Proto-Germanic *arbijaną, denominative from *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“change allegiance or status or ownership”). Equivalent to erf + -en.
New
erf
-
- (neuter) yard (open area adjoining and belonging to a house)
- (figuratively,neuter) heritage, patrimony
- (neuter,obsolete) hereditament, especially a plot of land
- (neuter,obsolete) inheritance
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