Where does “Eisen” come from?
Eisen (Luxembourgish) comes from Proto-West Germanic unsar, from Proto-Germanic unseraz, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
Eisen (Luxembourgish): iron
Ancestry of “Eisen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | unsar | our, ours, of us |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | unseraz | our, ours; 1st person plural possessive |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
Words derived from “Eisen”