Where does “irra” come from?

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

irra (Swedish): or runt}} to wander, to stray, to rove, to ramble (move (erratically and) more or less aimlessly (due to being lost or searching for something or the like))

Definitions

  1. or runt}} to wander, to stray, to rove, to ramble (move (erratically and) more or less aimlessly (due to being lost or searching for something or the like))

Ancestry of “irra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanirrento wander; to err
2Middle High Germanirren—
3Old High Germanirrento wander
4Proto-West Germanic*irʀijanto delude, mislead
5Proto-Germanicirzijanąto delude, mislead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow

Words derived from “irra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- →