Where does “ijzererts” come from?

ijzererts (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.

ijzererts (Dutch): iron ore

Definitions

  1. iron ore

Ancestry of “ijzererts”, step by step

ijzererts 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 erts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchertsore
2GermanErzore
3Middle High Germanarze—
4Old High Germanaruzzi—
5Proto-Germanicarutsore
6Proto-Germanicarud-—
7Sumerian?copper
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