Where does “Eisenerz” come from?

Eisenerz (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.

Eisenerz (German): iron ore

Definitions

  1. iron ore

Ancestry of “Eisenerz”, step by step

Eisenerz 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 Erz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErzore
2Middle High Germanarze—
3Old High Germanaruzzi—
4Proto-Germanicarutsore
5Proto-Germanicarud-—
6Sumerian?copper

Words derived from “Eisenerz”

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