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.
Ancestry of “īsern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | īsarn | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | īsarn | iron |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | īsarną | iron |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | īsarnom | iron |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |
Words derived from “īsern”