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

  1. heresy, misbelief

Ancestry of “irrlära”, step by step

irrlära traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lära

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishläraa scientific branch, a theory; a creed, a...
2Old Norselæra
3Middle Low Germanlēren
4Old Saxonlērianto teach
5Proto-West Germaniclaiʀijanto teach
6Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

via Swedish irra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishirraor 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))
2Germanirrento wander; to err
3Middle High Germanirren
4Old High Germanirrento wander
5Proto-West Germanic*irʀijanto delude, mislead
6Proto-Germanicirzijanąto delude, mislead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow

Words derived from “irrlära

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys