Where does “errer” come from?

errer (Old French) comes from Latin errantem, from Latin errō, from Proto-Italic erzāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.

errer (Old French): to walk (to); to wander (to)

Definitions

  1. to walk (to); to wander (to)

Ancestry of “errer”, step by step

errer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin errantem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerrantemaccusative masculine singular of errāns;...
2Latinerrōto wander, rove, stray, roam
3Proto-Italicerzāōroam, wander; go astray, waver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow

via Latin iterāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniterāre—
2Latinitera route, "whether:"; a passage
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

Words derived from “errer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- →Every word from Proto-Italic erzāō →Every word from Latin errō →