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erven.

to inherit

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɛrvə(n)/
  1. to inherit

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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.

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