Where does “irremachen” come from?

irremachen (German) comes from German machen, from Middle High German machen, from Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

irremachen (German): to confuse

Definitions

  1. to confuse

Ancestry of “irremachen”, step by step

irremachen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German machen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmachento make, produce, create; to make, prepare; to...
2Middle High Germanmachento make
3Old High Germanmahhōnto make, work; to make, do
4Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
5Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

via German Irre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanIrrethe state of erring, the state of being wrong; a...
2Germanirrecrazy, insane, mad, mental; crazy, incredible,...
3Old High Germanirriconfused
Every word from Proto-Indo-European maǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic makazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic makōn