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
Ancestry of “járningamaður”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | járning | shoeing |
| 2 | Icelandic | járna | to shoe a horse, to put horseshoes on; indefinite... |
| 3 | Icelandic | járn | iron |
| 4 | Old Norse | járn | iron |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | īsarną | iron |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | īsarnom | iron |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |