Where does “Eisn” come from?

Eisn (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German īsern, from Old High German īsarn, from Proto-West Germanic īsarn, from Proto-Germanic īsarną, from Proto-Celtic īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

Eisn (Bavarian): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “Eisn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanīserniron
2Old High Germanīsarniron
3Proto-West Germanicīsarniron
4Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
5Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥Every word from Proto-Celtic īsarnomEvery word from Proto-Germanic īsarną