🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

상속인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sangsogin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Erben/ˈʔɛɐ̯bn̩/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"상속인들은 유언장을 검토했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who continues the legacy, traditions, or inherits the estate of another.

    "Die Erben des Unternehmens traten ein schweres Erbe an."
  2. 2

    Legal successors entitled to an estate upon someone's death.

    "Alle rechtmäßigen Erben wurden zur Testamentseröffnung geladen."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle High German 'erben', originating from Old High German 'erbinōn', which traces back to Proto-Germanic '*arbijaną' meaning to inherit or receive a heritage. The root is deeply connected to ancient Germanic legal and familial structures concerning property transfer across generations.

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