Where does “irrlära” come from?
irrlära (Swedish) comes from Swedish lära, from Old Norse læra, from Middle Low German lēren, from Old Saxon lērian, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.
irrlära (Swedish): heresy, misbelief
Definitions
- heresy, misbelief
Ancestry of “irrlära”, step by step
irrlära traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lära
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lära | a scientific branch, a theory; a creed, a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | læra | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lēren | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | lērian | to teach |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laiʀijan | to teach |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laizijaną | to teach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | loyséyeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leys | to trace; to track |
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 |