Where does “ierre” come from?

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

ierre (Old English): anger, wrath, ire, rage

Definitions

  1. anger, wrath, ire, rage

Ancestry of “ierre”, step by step

ierre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic irzijaz

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

via Proto-Germanic *irziją

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*irziją—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic irzijaz →