Where does “ijzertijd” come from?

ijzertijd (Dutch) comes from Danish jernalder, 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.

ijzertijd (Dutch): Iron Age

Definitions

  1. Iron Age

Ancestry of “ijzertijd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishjernalderIron Age
2Danishjerniron; a type of golf club
3Old Danishjarniron
4Old Norsejárniron
5Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
6Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic īsarnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsarną →