Where does “Eisen” come from?

Eisen (German) comes from Middle High German īsern, from Old High German īsarn, from Proto-West Germanic īsarn, from Proto-Germanic īsarną, from Proto-Celtic īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

Eisen (German): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “Eisen”, step by step

Eisen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German īsern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanīserniron
2Old High Germanīsarniron
3Proto-West Germanicīsarniron
4Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
5Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Middle High German īsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanīsen—

Words derived from “Eisen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic īsarnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsarną →