Where does “irren” come from?
irren (Middle High German) comes from Old High German irren, from Proto-West Germanic *irʀijan, from Proto-Germanic irzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.
Ancestry of “irren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | irren | to wander |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *irʀijan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | irzijaną | to delude, mislead |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ers- | to flow |