Where does “err” come from?
Err comes from Middle English erren, from Old French errer, from Latin errāre meaning to wander or deviate from a course.
err (English): To make a mistake; To sin; to stray
Definitions
- To make a mistake; To sin; to stray
Ancestry of “err”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | erren | — |
| 2 | Old French | errer | to walk ; to wander; to travel; to voyage |
| 3 | Latin | errantem | accusative masculine singular of errāns;... |
| 4 | Latin | errō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | erzāō | roam, wander; go astray, waver |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ers- | to flow |