Where does “diefijzer” come from?

diefijzer (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.

diefijzer (Dutch): set of metal bars on a window

Definitions

  1. set of metal bars on a window

Ancestry of “diefijzer”, step by step

diefijzer 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 dief

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdiefA thief, one who steals
2Middle Dutchdiefthief
3Old Dutchthiof—
4Proto-West Germanicþeubthief
5Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →