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