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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/irzijaz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- (to flow, wander, waver). Cognate with Latin errō (to wander, roam, stray, lose one's way),[1] Lithuanian įširsti (to become angry, fly into passion), Lithuanian aršùs (fierce).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*irzijaz

  1. bewildered, crazy, confused, lost
  2. erring, wrong, erroneous

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*erzja-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 119