Where does “knojern” come from?

knojern (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.

knojern (Danish): brass knuckles

Definitions

  1. brass knuckles

Ancestry of “knojern”, step by step

knojern 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 kno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishknoknuckle
2Old Norseknúi—
3Proto-Germanicknukôjoint, bone
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic īsarnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsarną →