Where does “eisen” come from?

eisen (German) comes from German eis, from Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

eisen (German): To freeze; of iron

Definitions

  1. To freeze; of iron

Ancestry of “eisen”, step by step

eisen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German eis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneissingular imperative of eisen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanīs—
3Old High Germanīsice
4Proto-West Germanicīsice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via Middle High German īsern

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

Words derived from “eisen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →