Erbe

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Erbe. === Proper noun === Erbe (plural Erbes) A surname from 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 === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Erbe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 532. === Anagrams === Beer, Bree, Eber, Reeb, be-er, beer, bere, bree, eber, reeb == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛrbə/, [ˈʔɛɐ̯bə], [ˈʔɛʁbə] Hyphenation: Er‧be === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German erbe, from Old High German erbi, from Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“to change ownership”). Cognate with Dutch erf (“yard”), obsolete English erf. Related to German Arbeit (“work”). ==== Noun ==== Erbe n (strong, genitive Erbes, no plural) inheritance; heritage; legacy; bequest (property that is bequeathed and inherited) (figurative) heritage (anything that is passed down from preceding generations, e.g. genes, values, attitudes, traditions, etc.) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Erbe m erben ===== Related terms ===== Some of these derivatives may also be from erben, which see for more. Ahnenerbe, Kulturerbe, Naturerbe, Welterbe Erbgut, Erbfeind, Erbfolge, Erbland, Erblasser, Erbpacht, Erbschaft, Erbschleicher, Erbstreit, Erbsünde, erbunwürdig, Erbvogt === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German erbe, from Old High German erbo, arbeo, from Proto-Germanic *arbijô. ==== Noun ==== Erbe m (weak, genitive Erben, plural Erben, feminine Erbin) heir, beneficiary ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Erbengemeinschaft Alleinerbe, Gesamterbe, Haupterbe, Miterbe, Titelerbe, Thronerbe, Universalerbe ===== Descendants ===== Kashubian: erba === Further reading === “Erbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Erbe” in Duden online “Erbe” in Duden online