Where does “eisern” come from?

eisern (German) comes 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.

eisern (German): iron; ironclad; staunch, unyielding

Definitions

  1. iron; ironclad; staunch, unyielding

Ancestry of “eisern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEiseniron
2Middle High Germanīserniron
3Old High Germanīsarniron
4Proto-West Germanicīsarniron
5Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
6Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “eisern”

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