Where does “Irrenanstalt” come from?

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

Irrenanstalt (German): madhouse

Definitions

  1. madhouse

Ancestry of “Irrenanstalt”, step by step

Irrenanstalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Irrer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanIrrera mentally ill man, lunatic
2Germanirrecrazy, insane, mad, mental; crazy, incredible,...
3Old High Germanirriconfused

via German anstalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananstaltinstitution, public establishment
2Middle High Germananstaltinstitute
Every word from Old High German irri →Every word from German irre →Every word from German Irrer →