Where does “ironmonger” come from?

Ironmonger derives from English iron and monger, where iron comes from Middle English iren, Old English īsen, Proto-Germanic īsarną, and Proto-Celtic īsarnom, ultimately from Latin mango via Ancient Greek μάγγανον meaning a dealer or trader.

ironmonger (English): a retailer in iron goods and hardware

Definitions

  1. a retailer in iron goods and hardware

Ancestry of “ironmonger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishiremonger

Words derived from “ironmonger

Every word from Middle English iremonger