arv
Pronunciation: /arv/
“arv” is a Swedish word. Its 3 meanings in English:
noun
- inheritance; the passing of titles, property etc upon someone's death
- inheritance, the passing of qualities by means of genes
- inheritance, the passing of properties to child objects
Etymology
From Old Norse arfr (“heritage”), from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“to change ownership”).
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