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erben.

to inherit (as a bequest or by genetics)

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Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɛʁbn̩/
  1. to inherit (as a bequest or by genetics)

    transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

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

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