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Erbe
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erbe
English
Etymology
en :bor de:Erbe + 1
Proper noun
s
en German.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Erbe is the 18561st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1486 individuals. Erbe is most common among White (94.41%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en beer Beer Bree Eber Reeb be-er beer bere bree eber reeb
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈɛrbə/ [ˈʔɛɐ̯bə] [ˈʔɛʁbə]
de De-Erbe.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Er be
Etymology 1
de inheritance :inh gmh:erbe<id:heritage>
From de gmh erbe, from de goh erbi, from de gmw-pro *arbī, from de gem-pro *arbiją, from de ine-pro *h₃erbʰ- to change ownership.
Cognate with nl erf yard, obsolete en erf. Related to de Arbeit work.
Noun
n.sg
inheritance; heritage; legacy; bequest property that is bequeathed and inherited
de figurative heritage anything that is passed down from preceding generations, e.g. genes, values, attitudes, traditions, etc.
Declension
n.sg
Hyponyms
de Ahnenerbe, de Familienerbe, de Kulturerbe, de Naturerbe, de Welterbe
Derived terms
de erben
Related terms
Some of these derivatives may also be from de erben, which see for more.
de Erbanlage, de Erbeigenschaft, de Erbgang, de Erbgut, de Erbfeind, de Erbfolge, de Erbfürst, de Erbhof, de Erbland, de Erblasser, de Erbmerkmal, de Erbpacht, de Erbschaft, de Erbschleicher, de Erbstreit, de Erbstück, de Erbsünde, de erbunwürdig, de Erbvogt
Etymology 2
de heir :inh gmh:erbe<id:heir>
From de gmh erbe, from de goh erbo, goh arbeo, from de gem-pro *arbijô.
Noun
m.weak in
heir, beneficiary
Declension
m.weak
Derived terms
de Erbengemeinschaft
de Alleinerbe, de Gesamterbe, de Haupterbe, de Miterbe, de Titelerbe, de Thronerbe, de Universalerbe
Descendants
csb erba
Further reading
Erbe_Nachkomme_Beguenstigter Erbe
Erbe_Nachlass_Ueberlieferung Erbe