Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “irri” come from?

irri (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic irzijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.

Ancestry of “irri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicirzijazbewildered, crazy, confused, lost; erring, wrong,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow

Words derived from “irri”

  • ar
  • erre
  • arre
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