Where does “irren” come from?

irren (German) comes 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.

irren (German): to wander; to err

Definitions

  1. to wander; to err

Ancestry of “irren”, step by step

irren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German irren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanirren—
2Old High Germanirrento wander
3Proto-West Germanic*irʀijanto delude, mislead
4Proto-Germanicirzijanąto delude, mislead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow

via Old High German irrōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanirrōnto err, go astray
2Old High Germanirriconfused

Words derived from “irren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- →