myEtymology.com: English etymology of heirship

Etymology of the English word heirship

the English word heirship

derived from the English word heir

derived from the Old French word heir

derived from the Classical Latin word heres (heir, heiress)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghe-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghē-

using the English suffix -ship

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-skapaz