Where does “bárujárn” come from?

bárujárn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Bára, from Danish bare, from Old Norse bára, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

bárujárn (Icelandic): corrugated iron

Definitions

  1. corrugated iron

Ancestry of “bárujárn”, step by step

bárujárn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic Bára

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicBára—
2Danishbarejust; simply; only, merely
3Old Norsebárawave, billow
4Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

via Icelandic járn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjárniron
2Old Norsejárniron
3Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
4Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazaz →