Where does “jernalder” come from?

jernalder (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.

jernalder (Danish): Iron Age

Definitions

  1. Iron Age

Ancestry of “jernalder”, step by step

jernalder 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 alder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishalderage
2Old Danishaldær—
3Old Norsealdrage
4Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “jernalder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic īsarnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsarną →
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