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 ===== erben ===== Hyponyms ===== Ahnenerbe, Familienerbe, Kulturerbe, Naturerbe, Welterbe ===== Related terms ===== Some of these derivatives may also be from erben, which see for more. Erbanlage, Erbeigenschaft, Erbgang, Erbgut, Erbfeind, Erbfolge, Erbfürst, Erbhof, Erbland, Erblasser, Erbmerkmal, Erbpacht, Erbschaft, Erbschleicher, Erbstreit, Erbstück, 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[1] (in German) “Erbe” in Duden online “Erbe” in Duden online