Where does “ironworker” come from?
ironworker (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.
ironworker (English): A person employed to manufacture and shape iron;...
Definitions
- A person employed to manufacture and shape iron;...
Ancestry of “ironworker”, step by step
ironworker 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 |