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Where does “Irre” come from?

Irre (German) comes from German irre, from Old High German irri — confused.

Irre (German): the state of erring, the state of being wrong; a...

Definitions

  1. the state of erring, the state of being wrong; a...

Ancestry of “Irre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanirrecrazy, insane, mad, mental; crazy, incredible,...
2Old High Germanirriconfused

Words derived from “Irre”

  • Irrsinnigkeit
  • Irrsinn
  • irrsinnigerweise
  • irrsinnig
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