Where does “járningamaður” come from?

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

járningamaður (Icelandic): farrier

Definitions

  1. farrier

Ancestry of “járningamaður”, step by step

járningamaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic járning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjárningshoeing
2Icelandicjárnato shoe a horse, to put horseshoes on; indefinite...
3Icelandicjárniron
4Old Norsejárniron
5Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
6Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Icelandic maður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðurhuman being, person, humanity, mankind; man,...
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥Every word from Proto-Celtic īsarnomEvery word from Proto-Germanic īsarną
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