erven

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɛrvə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to inherit

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch erven inherited from *arbijan inherited from Proto-Germanic *arbijaną derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (change ownership, change allegiance status ownership, change evolve status, orphan, child slave servant) affix from Dutch, Flemish erf (yard, plot of land, legacy, hereditament, patrimony, ground, inheritance, courtyard).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

erf

Gloss

yard, plot of land, legacy, hereditament, patrimony, ground, inheritance, courtyard

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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