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Where does “*irʀijan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*irʀijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicirzijanąto delude, mislead
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow
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