Where does “erraunt” come from?
erraunt (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman erraunt, from Old French errant, from Old French errer, from Latin errantem, from Latin errō, from Proto-Italic erzāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.
Ancestry of “erraunt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | erraunt | Alternative form of errant |
| 2 | Old French | errant | wandering; nomadic |
| 3 | Old French | errer | to walk (to); to wander (to) |
| 4 | Latin | errantem | accusative masculine singular of errāns;... |
| 5 | Latin | errō | to wander, rove, stray, roam |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | erzāō | roam, wander; go astray, waver |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ers- | to flow |