Where does “irren” come from?

irren (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *irʀijan, from Proto-Germanic irzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.

irren (Old High German): to wander

Definitions

  1. to wander

Ancestry of “irren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*irʀijanto delude, mislead
2Proto-Germanicirzijanąto delude, mislead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow

Words derived from “irren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic irzijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *irʀijan →