Where does “nikkelijzer” come from?

nikkelijzer (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.

nikkelijzer (Dutch): kamacite: an alloy of nickel and iron, though...

Definitions

  1. kamacite: an alloy of nickel and iron, though...

Ancestry of “nikkelijzer”, step by step

nikkelijzer 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 nikkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnikkelnickel
2GermanNickelnickel; A coin of ten pfennigs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic īsarnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsarną →
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