Where does “erreth” come from?

erreth (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.

erreth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “erreth”, step by step

erreth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English err

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisherrTo make a mistake; To sin; to stray
2Middle Englisherren
3Old Frencherrerto walk (to); to wander (to)
4Latinerrantemaccusative masculine singular of errāns;...
5Latinerrōto wander, rove, stray, roam
6Proto-Italicerzāōroam, wander; go astray, waver
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow

via English eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethA letter introduced into Old English to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers-