Where does “brækjern” come from?

brækjern (Danish) comes from Danish jern, from Old Danish jarn, from Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic īsarną, from Proto-Celtic īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

brækjern (Danish): crowbar

Definitions

  1. crowbar

Ancestry of “brækjern”, step by step

brækjern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish jern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishjerniron; a type of golf club
2Old Danishjarniron
3Old Norsejárniron
4Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
5Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Danish brække

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrækketo break; to break, crack, fracture; to throw up,...
2Middle Low Germanbrēken—
3Old Saxonbrekanto break
4Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
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