Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/arbī

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arbiją.

Noun

*arbī n

1. inheritance

   Synonym: *ōþil

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*arbij(a)
Genitive	*arbijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*arbij(a)	*arbiju
Accusative	*arbij(a)	*arbiju
Genitive	*arbijas	*arbijō
Dative	*arbijē	*arbijum
Instrumental	*arbiju	*arbijum

Descendants

• Old English: ierfe, yrfe, irfe, erfe, ærfe
  • Middle English: erve, erfe, erf, irve, yrfe (through the Anglian equivalent)
    • English: erf
    • Scots: arff, airf
• Old Frisian: erve
  • Saterland Frisian: Ierwe, Äärwe
• Old Saxon: ervi
  • Low German: Arf
  • Plautdietsch: Oaw
• Old Dutch: ervi
  • Middle Dutch: erve
    • Dutch: erf
      • Afrikaans: erf
      • → English: erf
      • Negerhollands: erfe
      • Petjo: erf
• Old High German: erbi
  • Middle High German: erbe
    • German: Erbe
    • Luxembourgish: Ierwen
    • → Old Czech: erb
      • Czech: erb (“coat of arms”)
      • → Polish: herb (“coat of arms”)
        • → Lithuanian: herbas
        • → Old Ruthenian: гербъ (herb)
          • Belarusian: герб (hjerb)
          • Ukrainian: герб (herb)
          • → Russian: герб (gerb), гербъ (gerb) — pre-1918 spelling
            • → Azerbaijani: gerb
            • → Kildin Sami: ге̄ррп (gierrp)
            • → Latvian: ģerbonis
            • → Macedonian: грб (grb)
            • → Uzbek: gerb
        • → Romanian: herb
        • → Yiddish: הערב (herb)