Where does “irón” come from?
irón (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian író, from Hungarian ír, from German Ire, from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu — fat, milk.
irón (Hungarian): pencil
Definitions
- pencil
Ancestry of “irón”, step by step
irón traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian író
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | író | present participle of ír; writing; writer |
| 2 | Hungarian | ír | to write; to burn; Irish |
| 3 | German | Ire | Irishman |
| 4 | English | Irish | The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also... |
| 5 | Middle English | Irisce | — |
| 6 | Old English | Īras | Irishmen |
| 7 | Old Norse | Írar | Irishmen |
| 8 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 9 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |