Where does “Irrtum” come from?

Irrtum (German) comes from Middle High German irretuom, from Old High German irrituom.

Irrtum (German): error; mistake

Definitions

  1. error; mistake

Ancestry of “Irrtum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanirretuom—
2Old High Germanirrituom—

Words derived from “Irrtum”

Every word from Old High German irrituom →Every word from Middle High German irretuom →