Where does “Irrgarten” come from?

Irrgarten (German) comes from German garten, from German Stadt, from Middle High German stat, from Old High German stat, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Irrgarten (German): maze

Definitions

  1. maze

Ancestry of “Irrgarten”, step by step

Irrgarten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German garten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangarteninflection of garen: ## first/third-person plural...
2GermanStadtcity; town; city center
3Middle High Germanstatbank, shore
4Old High GermanstatA city; a town; A site; a place; a spot
5Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
6Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via German irren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanirrento wander; to err
2Middle High Germanirren—
3Old High Germanirrento wander
4Proto-West Germanic*irʀijanto delude, mislead
5Proto-Germanicirzijanąto delude, mislead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →