Where does “beirren” come from?

beirren (German) comes from German irren, from Middle High German irren, from Old High German irren, from Proto-West Germanic *irʀijan, from Proto-Germanic irzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.

beirren (German): to confuse, to mislead

Definitions

  1. to confuse, to mislead

Ancestry of “beirren”, step by step

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

Words derived from “beirren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- →