Where does “irre” come from?

irre (Norwegian Bokmål) 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.

irre (Norwegian Bokmål): to turn verdigris

Definitions

  1. to turn verdigris

Ancestry of “irre”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic irzijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *irʀijan →
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