Where does “Bügeleisen” come from?

Bügeleisen (German) comes from German eisen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Bügeleisen (German): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “Bügeleisen”, step by step

Bügeleisen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German eisen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermaneisenTo freeze; of iron
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via German Bügel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBügelbow; handle, hanger; stirrup
2Middle High Germanbügele—

Words derived from “Bügeleisen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from German -en →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →