Where does “ijzer” come from?

ijzer (Dutch) comes 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.

ijzer (Dutch): iron; iron bar or tool

Definitions

  1. iron; iron bar or tool

Ancestry of “ijzer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ijzer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →