Where does “ironness” come from?
ironness (English) comes from English iron, from Ossetian ирон, from Ossetian ир, from Proto-Iranian wiHráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wiHrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
ironness (English): Quality of being iron
Definitions
- Quality of being iron
Ancestry of “ironness”, step by step
ironness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English iron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | iron | A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when... |
| 2 | Ossetian | ирон | Ossetian person; an Ossetian, speaking the Iron... |
| 3 | Ossetian | ир | Ossetians, the Ossetian nation; the speakers of... |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | wiHráh | man |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wiHrás | man |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |