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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

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