Where does “errest” come from?
errest (English) comes from English err, from Middle English erren, from Old French errer, from Latin errantem, from Latin errō, from Proto-Italic erzāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.
errest (English): second-person singular simple present form of err
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of err
Ancestry of “errest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | err | To make a mistake; To sin; to stray |
| 2 | Middle English | erren | — |
| 3 | Old French | errer | to walk ; to wander; to travel; to voyage |
| 4 | Latin | errantem | accusative masculine singular of errāns;... |
| 5 | Latin | errō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | erzāō | roam, wander; go astray, waver |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ers- | to flow |