Where does “járnöld” come from?

járnöld (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic járn, from Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic īsarną, from Proto-Celtic īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

járnöld (Icelandic): Iron Age

Definitions

  1. Iron Age

Ancestry of “járnöld”, step by step

járnöld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic járn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjárniron
2Old Norsejárniron
3Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
4Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Icelandic öld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicöldage; century
2Old Norseǫldtime, age; cycle, period; men, people
3Proto-Germanicaldizage, generation; lifetime; human being; person;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic īsarnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsarną →