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Where does “errer” come from?

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

errer (French): to wander, to wander about

Definitions

  1. to wander, to wander about

Ancestry of “errer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencherrerto walk ; to wander; to travel; to voyage
2Latinerrantemaccusative masculine singular of errāns;...
3Latinerrō—
4Proto-Italicerzāōroam, wander; go astray, waver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow

Words derived from “errer”

  • erres
  • erre
  • errance
  • e-rờ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- →