Where does “errant” come from?

errant (French) comes from Old French errant, from Old French errer, from Latin errantem, from Latin errō, from Proto-Italic erzāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.

errant (French): present participle of errer; wandering, stray;...

Definitions

  1. present participle of errer; wandering, stray;...

Ancestry of “errant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencherrantwandering; nomadic
2Old Frencherrerto walk (to); to wander (to)
3Latinerrantemaccusative masculine singular of errāns;...
4Latinerrōto wander, rove, stray, roam
5Proto-Italicerzāōroam, wander; go astray, waver
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- →Every word from Proto-Italic erzāō →Every word from Latin errō →