Where does “Gusseisen” come from?

Gusseisen (German) comes from German Guss, from Middle High German guʒ, from Old Norse Guti, from Proto-West Germanic geutan, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

Gusseisen (German): cast iron

Definitions

  1. cast iron

Ancestry of “Gusseisen”, step by step

Gusseisen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Guss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGusscasting; downpour
2Middle High Germanguʒ—
3Old NorseGuti—
4Proto-West Germanicgeutanto pour
5Proto-Germanicgeutanąto pour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

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

Words derived from “Gusseisen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geutaną →