Where does “betonijzer” come from?

betonijzer (Dutch) comes from Dutch ijzer, from Middle Dutch iser, from Old Dutch īsern, from Old Saxon isarn, from Proto-West Germanic īsarn, from Proto-Germanic īsarną, from Proto-Celtic īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

betonijzer (Dutch): rebar (metal used to reinforce concrete)

Definitions

  1. rebar (metal used to reinforce concrete)

Ancestry of “betonijzer”, step by step

betonijzer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ijzer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchijzeriron; iron bar or tool
2Middle Dutchiseriron
3Old Dutchīsern
4Old Saxonisarnthe metal iron; an instrument or tool made from...
5Proto-West Germanicīsarniron
6Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
7Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Dutch beton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbetonconcrete
2DutchvloerA floor; Any ground, surface; The bottom, lowest...
3Middle Dutchvloerground; floor; floor, storey
4Old Dutchfluor
5Proto-Germanicflōrazground; floor
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂rosflat; floor
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥
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