arv

Swedish

/arv/

noun
Definitions
  • inheritance; the passing of titles, property etc upon someone's death
  • (biology) inheritance, the passing of qualities by means of genes
  • (computing) inheritance, the passing of properties to child objects

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse arfr (inheritance, heritage) inherited from Proto-Germanic *arbiją (heritage) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (change ownership, change allegiance status ownership, change evolve status, orphan, child slave servant).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃erbʰ-

Gloss

change ownership, change allegiance status ownership, change evolve status, orphan, child slave servant

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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