Where does “irrfärd” come from?
irrfärd (Swedish) comes from Swedish irra, 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.
irrfärd (Swedish): an erratic journey, an erratic course (going from place to place more or less aimlessly)
Definitions
- an erratic journey, an erratic course (going from place to place more or less aimlessly)
Ancestry of “irrfärd”, step by step
irrfärd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish irra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | irra | 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)) |
| 2 | German | irren | to wander; to err |
| 3 | Middle High German | irren | — |
| 4 | Old High German | irren | to wander |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *irʀijan | to delude, mislead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | irzijaną | to delude, mislead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ers- | to flow |
via Swedish färd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | färd | a journey, a trip |
| 2 | Old Swedish | færþ | journey; group of followers; manners |
| 3 | Old Norse | ferð | journey; conduct, behaviour |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fardiz | journey, voyage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |