Where does “Eiserner Vorhang” come from?

Eiserner Vorhang (German) comes from German eisern, from German Eisen, 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.

Eiserner Vorhang (German): Iron Curtain (dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet-controlled regions)

Definitions

  1. Iron Curtain (dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet-controlled regions)

Ancestry of “Eiserner Vorhang”, step by step

Eiserner Vorhang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German eisern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneiserniron; ironclad; staunch, unyielding
2GermanEiseniron
3Middle High Germanīserniron
4Old High Germanīsarniron
5Proto-West Germanicīsarniron
6Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
7Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via German Vorhang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVorhangcurtain; draperies; drop
2Middle High Germanvorhanc—

Words derived from “Eiserner Vorhang”

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