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Where does “járna” come from?

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

járna (Icelandic): to shoe a horse, to put horseshoes on; indefinite...

Definitions

  1. to shoe a horse, to put horseshoes on; indefinite...

Ancestry of “járna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “járna”

  • járning
  • járningamaður
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