arfur

Icelandic

[ˈarvʏr]

noun

Definitions

inheritance (items inherited from a deceased person)
heritage (cultural, national, etc.)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse arfr (inheritance, heritage) inherited from Proto-Germanic *arbaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*arbaz

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*h₃erbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
arv Norwegian Bokmål
*arbaz Proto-Germanic
*arbiją Proto-Germanic
arv Swedish
arv Norwegian Nynorsk
arfkaup Old Norse
arfr Old Norse
arfsal Old Norse
arfskipti Old Norse
arfskot Old Norse
arftaka Old Norse
arftakari Old Norse
arftaki Old Norse
arv Danish
arvur Faroese