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Where does “erraunt” come from?

erraunt (English) comes from English errant, from Middle English erraunt, from Anglo-Norman erraunt, from Old French errant, from Old French errer, from Latin errantem, from Latin errō, from Proto-Italic erzāō — to flow.

erraunt (English): Obsolete form of errant

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of errant

Ancestry of “erraunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisherrantStraying from the proper course or standard, or...
2Middle Englisherraunt—
3Anglo-NormanerrauntAlternative form of errant
4Old Frencherrantwandering; nomadic
5Old Frencherrerto walk ; to wander; to travel; to voyage
6Latinerrantemaccusative masculine singular of errāns;...
7Latinerrō—
8Proto-Italicerzāōroam, wander; go astray, waver
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- →