Where does “īsern” come from?

īsern (Middle High German) comes from Old High German īsarn, from Proto-West Germanic īsarn, from Proto-Germanic īsarną, from Proto-Celtic īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

īsern (Middle High German): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “īsern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanīsarniron
2Proto-West Germanicīsarniron
3Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
4Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “īsern”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic īsarnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsarną →