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Where does “jern” come from?

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

jern (Danish): iron; a type of golf club

Definitions

  1. iron; a type of golf club

Ancestry of “jern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishjarn—
2Old Norsejárniron
3Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
4Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “jern”

  • jernbaneoverskæring
  • jernbane
  • jernbanefløjl
  • jernbanespor
  • håndjern
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